Vinyl pressings
by The Dictators · 1977
Manifest Destiny 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.
17 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 10 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.
IS 7E-1109-A1-CSM MCR SW A 4Runout, Side A - Variant 1
IS 7E-1109-B1-CSM MCR SW A 2Runout, Side B - Variant 1
IS 7E-1109-A1-CSM MCR SW B4Runout Side A - Variant 2
IS 7E-1109-B1-CSM MCR SW A5Runout Side B - Variant 2
7E.1109.A-6 RESP [SRC Logo] MCR BreRunout side A
7E.1109.B-6 RE.SP MCR Bre [SRC Logo]Runout side B
7E-1109-A SPLabel side A
7E-1109-B SPLabel side B
7E-1109‧A‧7‧1-1 RE‧PRC MCR Sre PRCRunout A, etched
7E‧1109‧B-7 RE‧PRC-1-1 MCR Sre PRCRunout B, etched
7E-1109-A (PRC)Label A
7E-1109-B (PRC)Label B
7E-1109-A2-CSM MORSE A3 ISSIDE 1
7E-1109-B1-CSM MORSE A3 ISSIDE 2
7E-1109 A-71-1 RE-PRCA Side etched
7E-1109 B-7 RE-PRC 1-1B Side etched
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 | Asylum Records 7E-1109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Asylum Records 53061 / Asylum Records (7E-1109)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 061 / Asylum Records 7 E - 1109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10406YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10406YFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 53061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Asylum Records 7E-1109 / Elektra 7E-1109First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | Spain | Asylum Records HYS 651-27First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Elektra K53061 / Asylum Records 7E-1109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Elektra K 53061 / Asylum Records 7E-1109First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1109First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1109First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1109LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1109LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1109LP, Album, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3233LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Asylum Records K53061LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
24 vinyl pressings of Manifest Destiny are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1977 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records 7E-1109.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1109, K53061, K 53061, 7ES-1109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IS 7E-1109-A1-CSM MCR SW A 4 and IS 7E-1109-B1-CSM MCR SW A 2. 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.
