Vinyl pressings
by The Dramatics · 1972
In The Rain was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 11 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.
STXS-0042-5 VS-00865 MR L.NIX Δ87534Side A runout
STXS-0043-7 VS-00866 MR L.NIX Δ87534-XSide B runout
VS-00865Side A Label:
VS-00866Side B Label:
STXS-0042-10 VS-00865 PP L.NIXSide A Runout
STXS-0043-6 VS-00866 PP L.NIXSide B Runout
VS-00865-PLSide A Label
VS-00866-PLSide B Label
STXS-0042-8 VS-00865 L.NIX SON S-2374Side A Runout
STXS-0043-10 VS-00866 L.NIX SON S-2375Side B Runout
VS-00865Side A Label
VS-00866Side B Label
STXS-0042-4 VS-00865 (Etched) ARP (Stamped)Side A Runout, variant 1
STXS-0043-1 VS-00866 (Etched) ARP (Stamped)Side B Runout, variant 1
STXS-0042-3 VS-00865 (Etched) ARP (Stamped)Side A Runout, variant 2
STXS-0043-3 VS-00866 (Etched) ARP (Stamped)Side B Runout, variant 2
STXS-0042-3 VS-00865 ARPSide A runout
STXS-0044-6 VS-00867 ARPSide B runout
VS-00865Side A label
VS-00867Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Stax 2025 094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Volt VOA 4075First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | Stax 2025 094First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Greece | Stax 2025 094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Italy | Stax 2025 094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Volt VOA 4075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Volt VOA 4075First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Volt VOA 4075First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Volt VOA 4075First year7", 45 RPM, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress |
| 1972 | Japan | Stax DW 1057First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Stax 2025 094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Stax 2025-101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Volt VOA 4075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Volt VOA-4075First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Volt VOA-4075First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Stax Stax 8097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Volt VOA 4075 DJ7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
23 vinyl pressings of In The Rain are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1972 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Peru, Australia and more. One of them is Volt VOA-4075, released February 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VOA-4075, VOA 4075, 2025-101, STX 2025 094) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STXS-0042-5 VS-00865 MR L.NIX Δ87534 and STXS-0043-7 VS-00866 MR L.NIX Δ87534-X. 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.
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