Vinyl pressings
by The Real Thing · 1976
Real Thing 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.
18 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 16 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.
NSPL 18507-A1 (RAYS)Runout side A, variant 1
NSPL 18507-B2Runout side B, variant 1
NSPL 18507-A1 (RAYS) S 4Runout side A, variant 2
NSPL 18507-B2 A 4Runout side B, variant 2
T1 UALA-676-1-1 [Artisan logo] 6ΛA-side runout
T1 UALA-676-2-1 [Artisan logo] B4B-side runout
UALA-676-1 Artisan logo]A-side runout
UALA-676-2 [Artisan logo]B-side runout
NSPL 18507A
NSPL 18507B
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 | Astor SPLP1483First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Barbados | Pye Records NSPL 18507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Pye Records 4-14-404-063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA676-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA676-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Pye Records PYA 20237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Pye Records 28 140 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ireland | Pye Records NSPL 18507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Israel | Teen Records NSPL 18507 / התקליט DD 35073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Pye Records PYLP 87007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Dawn DNLS 9013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Pye Records NSPL 18507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Philips 9286 577First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Turkey | Kent 86961First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Magic Of Vinyl 3681LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Pye Records SUX-19-YLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Real Thing are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1976 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Pye Records NSPL 18507.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NSPL 18507, UA-LA676-G, SPLP1483, 4-14-404-063) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NSPL 18507-A1 (RAYS) and NSPL 18507-B2. 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.
