Vinyl pressings
by Supermax · 1977
Don't Stop The Music 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.
14 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 8 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.
176 060 A 50325-A SST Manufactured in GermanySide A runout etched / stamped
176 060 B 50325-B SST Manufactured in GermanySide B runout etched / stamped
176 060 A SSTRunout A, etched
176 060 B SSTRunout B, etched
176 / 060 ALabel A
176 060 BLabel B
WEA 176 060 A SST Manufactured in GermanySide A runout, variant 1
176 060 B 50325-B SST Manufactured in GermanySide B runout, variant 1
50325-A 176 060 A SST Manufactured in GermanySide A runout, variant 2
176 060 B 50325-B SST Manufactured in GermanySide B runout, variant 2
176 060 A SSTRunout A, etched
176 060 B 50325-B SSTRunout B, etched
176 / 060 ALabel A
176 060 BLabel B
176 060 A SSTRunout A, etched
176 060 B SSTRunout B, etched
176 / 060 ALabel A
176 060 BLabel B
176 060 A SSTRunout A, etched
176 060 B SSTRunout B, etched
176 / 060 ALabel A
176 / 060 BLabel B
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 | Belgium | Atlantic ATL 50 325 / Atlantic 76.24 232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Atlantic 50 325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | India | Atlantic ATL 50 325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Atlantic G 50 325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421 274First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Turkey | Atlantic ATL 50325 / Atlantic 1036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 325LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Germany | Atlantic 5054197040498LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Don't Stop The Music are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1977 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Germany, Belgium, France, India and more. One of them is Atlantic ATL 50 325.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATL 50 325, 50 325, G 50 325, ATC 9651) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 176 060 A 50325-A SST Manufactured in Germany and 176 060 B 50325-B SST Manufactured in Germany. 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.
