Vinyl pressings
by The Manhattan Transfer · 1976
Coming Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 15 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-763665-AA Az (MR) △21206PRA-side runout
Az ST-A-763666-AA (MR) △21206-X (2) PRB-side runout
ST-A-763665-MOA-side label
ST-A-763666-MOB-side label
ST-A-763665-AA Az (MR) △21206 PRSide 1 runout (etched)
AZ ST-A-763666-AA (MR) △21206-X PRSide 2 runout (etched)
ST-A-763665-MOSide 1 label
ST-A-763666-MOSide 2 label
ST-A-763665-A PR AzVar. 1 side A runout etched
ST-A-763666-A PR AzVar. 1 side B runout etched
ST-A-763665-A Az PR PVar. 2 side A runout etched
ST-A-763666-A PR AzVar. 2 side B runout etched
ST-A-763665-11 AA AZ 1-11 PRCRunout Side 1
ST-A-763666-AAA 1 PRC AZRunout Side 2
ST-A-763665-RILabel Side 1
ST-A-763666-RILabel Side 2
ST-A-763665-F @tGP 1-1 SRC logoSide A etched
ST-A-763666-F @tGP 1-1 SRC logoSide B etched
ST-A-763665-SPSide A Label
ST-A-763666-SPSide B Label
ST-A-763665 -D @t GP (PR)Etched side A
ST-A-763666-A PR AzEtched side B
ST-A-763665-PRSide A label
ST-A-763666-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 50 291 (SD 18183)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Atlantic SD 18183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic 27 068 6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic 27 068-6 / Atlantic 27 068LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic 66 301 / Atlantic 66.301LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Stern Musik (SD 18183)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic 27 068-6 / Atlantic 27 068 6LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Stern Musik (SD 18183)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 291LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic 27 068-6 / Atlantic 27 068LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Stern Musik ATL 50 291First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Stern Musik ATL 50 291First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic P-6441ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Atlantic LB 50291LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 18183LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 291LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Atlantic SD 18183LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Atlantic SD 18183LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Stern Musik ATL 50 291LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Atlantic SD 18183LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Atlantic ATL 50 291LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Not On Label 50 291LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Atlantic SD 18183LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 291 / Stern Musik ATL 50 291LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Atlantic K50291 / Atlantic 50291LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Atlantic SD 18183 / Atlantic K 50291LP, Album | LP, Album |
60 vinyl pressings of Coming Out are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18183.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18183, K50291, 50 291 (SD 18183), ATL 50 291) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-763665-AA Az (MR) △21206PR and Az ST-A-763666-AA (MR) △21206-X (2) 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.
