Vinyl pressings
by The Trammps · 1978
The Best Of The Trammps 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.
17 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 14 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-784109-A TM/JR (PR/P)Run-out Side A, Variant 1
STA-784110-A TM/JR (PR/A) STERLINGRun-out Side B, Variant 1
STA-784109-A TM/JR (PR) P STERLINGRun-out Side A, Variant 2
STA-784110-A TM/JR (PR) P STERLINGRun-out Side B, Variant 2
STA-784109-AAA-1 TM/JR-11 (PR) PRC STERLINGA side runout
STA-784110-AAA-1 TM/JR-111 PRC (PR) STERLINGB side runout
ST-A-784109-RIA side label
ST-A-784110-RIB side label
STA-784109-A A TM/JR △23621Ø (PR) STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
STA-784110-A A TM/JR ◅ △23621-XØ (PR) STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
STA-784109 -AA (MR) TM/JR △23621 ➀ (PR) STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
STA-784110 - AA (MR) TM/JR △ △23621-X ➀ (PR) STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
MX186185Center Label Side A
MX186186Center Label Side B
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 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19194First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Austria | Atlantic ATL 50 511First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Belgium | Atlantic ATL 50 511 / Atlantic SD 19 194First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Atlantic SD 19194 / Atlantic 30.081First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19194First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 511First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 511LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Italy | Atlantic W 50 511 / Atlantic W 50511First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10570AFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10570AFirst yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 511 / Atlantic SD 19 194First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 19194First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Spain | Atlantic S 90.059First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 50511 / Atlantic K50511First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19194First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM-19194LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Friday Music FRM-99194LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 511 / Atlantic SD 19 194LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Trammps are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1978 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19194.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19194, K 50511, ATL 50 511, KSD 19194) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-784109-A TM/JR (PR/P) and STA-784110-A TM/JR (PR/A) STERLING. 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.
