Vinyl pressings
by The Trammps · 1976
Disco Inferno 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.
17 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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-763779 BB (MR) △218702 SIDE-A-RE-1 (PR) TM/JRRunout side A, variant 1
SP-A-764780 AA (MR) TRAMMPS SIDE B TM/JR (PR) △21870-X-1Runout side B, variant 1
ST-A-763779 BB (MR) △21870(1) SIDE-A-RE-1 (PR) TM/JRRunout side A, variant 2
ST-A-763780 AA (MR) TRAMMPS SIDE B TM/JR (PR) △21870-X(1)Runout side B, variant 2
ST-A-763779 B SIDE A-RE-1 (PR) TM/JRVariant 1 Runout, Side A
ST-A-763780-A TRAMMPS SIDE B TM/JR (PR)Variant 1 Runout, Side B
ST-A-763779 B SIDE A-RE-1 (PR)P TM/JRVariant 2 Runout, Side A
ST-A-763780-A TRAMMPS SIDE B TM/JR (PR)PVariant 2 Runout, Side B
ST-A-763779B SIDE A-RE-1 (PR)P TM/JRA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-763780-A TRAMMPS SIDE A TM/JR (PR)PB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-763779-PRA-Side Label
ST-A-763780-PRB-Side Label
ST-A-763779 B SIDE A-RE-1 (PR) TM/JRA-side runout groove inscription
ST-A-763780-A TRAMMPS SIDE B TM/JR (PR)B-side runout groove inscription
ST-A-763779-PRA-side label
ST-A-763780-PRB-side label
ST-A-763779-1A-2GRunout Side One
SP-A-764780-1A-2DRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18211First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 50 339First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 339First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50339LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 339First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Atlantic 50339First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Atlantic A 0138 / Atlantic 0138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10368AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50339First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 18211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label 904LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
32 vinyl pressings of Disco Inferno are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada, Australia, France and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18211, released December 29, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18211, 50 339, ATL 50 339, 50339) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-763779 BB (MR) △218702 SIDE-A-RE-1 (PR) TM/JR and SP-A-764780 AA (MR) TRAMMPS SIDE B TM/JR (PR) △21870-X-1. 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.
