Vinyl pressings
by The Gregg Allman Band · 1977
Playin' Up A Storm 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.
23 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
CP-1-0181 WW1 · ─◁Runout Side A - variant 1
CP-2-0181 WW1 · ─◁Runout Side B - variant 1
CP-1-0181 WW 1 #3 · ─◁Runout Side A - variant 2
CP-2-0181 WW1 · ─◁Runout Side B - variant 2
CPN0181-A-1CSide A
CPN0181B-1DSide B
CP-1-0181 JW 1 #3Side A runout, variant 1
CP-2-0181 JW2 #2Side B runout, variant 1
CP1-0181 JW 1#1Side A runout, variant 2
CP-2-0181 JW 1#2Side B runout, variant 2
CPN0181A-1DSide A
CPN0181B-1DSide B
CP-1-0181 LW2.. NVariant 1 Side A Etched
CP-2-0181 LW2. WVariant 1 Side B runout
CP-1-0181 - LW-3Variant 2 Side A runout
CP2 -0181 LW2Variant 2 Side B runout
CPN0181A-1ASide A
CPN0181B-1ASide 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 | Australia | Capricorn Records 2429 152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Capricorn Records 2429 152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Capricorn Records 2429 152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Capricorn Records CP 0181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Capricorn Records 2476 131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Capricorn Records 2476 131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Capricorn Records 2429 152 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6397First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6397First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6397First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Capricorn Records 2429 152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Capricorn Records 2429 152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Capricorn Records HCAS 721-18First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Spain | Capricorn Records HCAS 721-18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Capricorn Records 2476 131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Norway | Capricorn Records 2476 131LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Polydor CPN-0181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor 831 942-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor CPN-0181 / Polydor CPN 0181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Playin' Up A Storm are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1977 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Capricorn Records CP 0181.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 0181, CPN-0181, CPN 0181, 2476 131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CP-1-0181 WW1 · ─◁ and CP-2-0181 WW1 · ─◁. 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.
