Vinyl pressings
by The New Cactus Band · 1973
Son Of Cactus was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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-C-732777 CRunout Side A, Variant 1
ST-C 732778-CRunout Side B, Variant 1
ST-C-732777 C AT/GP PRRunout Side A, Variant 2
ST-C 732778-C AT/GP PRRunout Side B, Variant 2
ST-C-732777-MOSide A
ST-C 732778-MOSide B
St-C-732777 CCC-1Runout A, etched
ST-C 732778-CCC-1Runout B, etched
ST-C-732777RISide 1 label
ST-C-732778RISide 2 label
K 40488 A1Stamped Side A
K 40488 B1Stamped Side B
MX169760 SD7017-1Side 1
MX169760 SD7017-2Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Atco Records SD 7017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Atco Records 40 488 / ATCO Records (SD 7017)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 488First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 488First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 2400 233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-8326AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-8326AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K40488 / Atlantic K 40488First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K40488 / Atlantic K 40488LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | Atco Records SD 7017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atco Records SD 7017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Atco Records SD 7017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atco Records SD 7017LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | Yugoslavia | ATCO Records 40488 / Atlantic ATL-40488First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Son Of Cactus are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atco Records SD 7017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7017, K40488, 40 488, ATL 40 488) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, St-C-732777 C and ST-C 732778-C. 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.
