Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1976
The Rubberband Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ST-A-32527-1 1-1Side A Runout, Etched
ST-A-32276-2 1-1 ATSide B Runout, Etched
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Sides A & B Runout, Stamped
ST-A-32527-2Side A Runout, Etched (Variation 1))
ST-A-32527-MOlabel A-side
ST-A-32276-MOlabel B-side
STA-32527-7-1-1 PRCRunout, side A, etched
STA 32276-7 II -I PRCRunout, side B, etched
ST-A-32527-RILabel Side A
ST-A-32276-RILabel Side B
ST-A-32527 SPlabel A-side
ST-A-32276 SPlabel B-side
ST-A-32527-4 PPrunout A-side (etched)
ST-A-32276-4 PP ATrunout B-side (etched)
ST-A-32527-PLlabel A-side
ST-A-32276-PLlabel B-side
St-a-32527-5 MR in a circle ^100514Side a runout
St-a-3232276-6 MR in circle AT ^100514Side b runout
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Atlantic 45 3355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | Atlantic 10 807First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | Atlantic 10807First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3355First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3355First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic GS 45805First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 10 807First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3355First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 10834First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Atlantic 453355First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 676First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Atlantic 45-1434 / Hispavox 45-1434 (SN)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 10807 / Atlantic MS 1357XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 10807First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single, 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 10807First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of The Rubberband Man are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3355.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3355, 3355, DSKO 76, K 10807) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-32527-1 1-1 and ST-A-32276-2 1-1 AT. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
