Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1977
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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-773815-AA EX MR ∆22076(8) (PR)Side A runout, variant 1
ST-A-773816-AA EX MR ∆22076-X(2) (PR)Side B runout, variant 1
ST-A-773815-AA EX MR ∆ 22076 (5) (PR)Side A runout, variant 2
ST-A-773816-AA MR ∆ 22076-X (3) (PR)Side B runout, variant 2
ST-A-773815-AAA (PR) PRCSide A runout, etched
ST-A-773816-AAA+-1 PRS (PR)Side B runout, etched
ST-A-773815-RISide A Label
ST-A-773816-RISide B Label
ST-A-773815-A (PR)Side A Runout, variant 1
ST-A-773816-B (PR)pSide B Runout, variant 1
ST-A-773815-A (PR)PSide A Runout, variant 2
ST-A-773816-A (PR)PSide B Runout, variant 2
ATC 9661 ASide One Label
ATC 9661 BSide Two Label
'A MX183677 SD19100-1Side A runout
'A MX183678 SD19100-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Atlantic SD 19100 CFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-10321AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 19100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Atlantic ATL 1066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic SD 19100 / Atlantic SD19100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic SD 19100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic SD 19100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic ATC 9661 - SD 19100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19100, ATC 9661 - SD 19100, 30.027, SD 19100 C) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-773815-AA EX MR ∆22076(8) (PR) and ST-A-773816-AA EX MR ∆22076-X(2) (PR). 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.
