Vinyl pressings
by The Manhattan Transfer · 1979
Extensions was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 19 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.
STA-794389-B (PR) (SP) 0-1 SM 2-6Var. 1 Side A Runout
STA-794390-A (PR) (SP) 0-1 SM 1-7Var. 1 Side B Runout
STA-794389-B (PR) (SP) 0-1 SM 2-9Var. 2 Side A Runout
STA-794390-A (PR) (SP) 0-1 SM 1-2Var. 2 Side B Runout
STA-794389-C MO 24596 MR (7)Side A runout, variant 1
STA-794390-AA ∆24596-X (2) (PR)Side B runout, variant 1
STA-794389-C MO 24596 MR ⑥Side A runout, variant 2
STA-794390-AA ∆ 24596-X (1) (PR)Side B runout, variant 2
SD-19258-ARunout Side One, hand etched
SD-19258-BRunout Side Two, hand etched
SD-19258-A S-7 1-50674F (skribble) 2Side A etched
SD-19258-B S-5 K50674B1side B etched
SD-19258-A K 50674 A 2L EGRunout Side One
SD-19258-B K 50674 B1 EGRunout Side Two
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Austria | Atlantic ATL 50 674First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic QSD 19258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic QSD 19258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic QSD 19258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Colombia | Atlantic 23(7031)0021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 674First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 674First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 674First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 674First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | Atlantic BAN 50674First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic W 50674First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic W 50674First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10772AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 674First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Venezuela | Atlantic GM-200.2734 / Atlantic Lps. 200.2734LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-5435LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-199 / Atlantic MFSL 1-199LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 674 / Atlantic SD 19 258LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 674 / Atlantic SD 19258LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Extensions are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1979 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Philippines and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19258, released October 31, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19258, K 50674, K50674, 208759) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-794389-B (PR) (SP) 0-1 SM 2-6 and STA-794390-A (PR) (SP) 0-1 SM 1-7. 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.
