Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1978
Bare Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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-784093-BBB-1 [Artisan Sound Logo] PRC (PR)Side A Runout
ST-A-784094-BBB-1-11 [Artisan Sound Logo] PRC (PR)Side B Runout
ST-A-784093-RISide A Label
ST-A-784094-RISide B Label
ST-A-784093-B [Artisan logo] (PR) PSide A runout
ST-A-784094-B [Artisan logo] (PR) PSide B runout
ST-A-784093-PRSide A label
ST-A-784094-PRSide B label
ST-A-784093-BB △23596 L17 (PR)A-side runout, etched
ST-A-784094-BB △23596-X L17 (PR)B-side runout, etched
[Artisan Sound Recorders logo]A/B-side runouts, stamped
ST-A-784093-MOA-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Belgium | Atlantic ATL 50 504 (SD 19188)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 504 / Atlantic (SD 19 188)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 504First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Atlantic W 50504First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10569AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10569AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 504 / Atlantic SD 19188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 19188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Atlantic S 90.098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 50504First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Atlantic GM-200.2499 / Atlantic Lps 200.2499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Bare Back are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19188, released September 20, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19188, K 50504, ATL 50 504 (SD 19188), KSD 19188) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-784093-BBB-1 [Artisan Sound Logo] PRC (PR) and ST-A-784094-BBB-1-11 [Artisan Sound Logo] PRC (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.
