Vinyl pressings
by The Jimmy Castor Bunch · 1974
Butt Of Course... was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 14 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-7438 ST-A-743285-A SIDE A JR PRSide A Runout:
ST-A-7432 ST-A-743286-A SIDE B JR PRSide B Runout:
ST-A-7438 ST-A-743286-B SIDE B AT PRSide B Runout (Variant 1):
ST-A-743285 PRSide A Label:
ST-A-7438 ST-A-743285- AAA+ - 1 -11 SIDE A JR PRSide A Runout
ST-A-7432 ST-A-743286-AAA - 1 SIDE B JR PRCSide B Runout
ST-A-743285RISide A Label
ST-A-743286RISide B Label
ST-A-7438 ST-A-743285- A JR SIDE A 19653(2) JR RPSide A Runout
ST-A-7432 ST-A-743286-A SIDE B JR JR 19653-X(3) RPSide B Runout
ST-A-743285-MOSide A Label
ST-A-743286-MOSide B Label
ST-A-7438 ST-A-743285- AA JR SIDE A Δ19653(3) JR PRSide A Runout
ST-A-7432 ST-A-743286-AA SIDE B JR JR Δ19653-X(1) PRSide B Runout
ST-A-743285-MOSide A Label
ST-A-743286-MOSide B Label
ST-A-7438 ST-A-743285-A SIDE A JR PRRunout side A
ST-A-7432 ST-A-743286-A SIDE B JR PRRunout side B
ST-A-743285 PRLabel side A
ST-A-743286 PRLabel side b
ST-A-743285-B AT PRSide A Runout
ST-A-743286-B AT PRSide B Runout
ST-A-743285 PRSide A Label
ST-A-743286 PRSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | El Salvador | Atlantic SD 18124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50120First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Israel | Atlantic K 50120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 18124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8564AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8564AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Panama | Atlantic SD 18124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Peru | Atlantic ALT - 18124 YFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9572First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Taiwan | Giant TD-1660First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 50120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 50120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
31 vinyl pressings of Butt Of Course... are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18124.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18124, K 50120, ATL 50120, P-8564A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-7438 ST-A-743285-A SIDE A JR PR and ST-A-7432 ST-A-743286-A SIDE B JR 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.
