Vinyl pressings
by The Jimmy Castor Bunch · 1975
Potential was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
SRC JR ST-A-30788-1 1-1 ATA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-30047-1 1-1 SRC JR ATB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-30788 SPA-Side Label
ST-A-30047 SPB-Side Label
ST-A-30788-PLA-Side Label
ST-A-30788 MOA-Side Label
ST-A-30047 MOB-Side Label
SRC JR ST-A-30788-1 1-1 ATRunout Etchings (Both Sides)
ST - A - 30778 SPSide A&B Label
MR (in a circle)A & B Side Stamped
ST-A-30778-MOSide A&B Label
ST-A-30788-3 JR MO AT Δ97362A & B Side Etching
ST - A - 30778 PP AT JRRunout Etchings (Both Sides)
ST-A-30778-PLLabels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3270First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Europe | Atlantic 1-0645First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10645First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Atlantic W 10645First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-01008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 10645First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 10645First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3270First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3270First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3270First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3270First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3270First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3270First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Potential are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3270, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3270, K 10645, AT 3270, 1-0645) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC JR ST-A-30788-1 1-1 AT and ST-A-30047-1 1-1 SRC JR AT. 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.
