Vinyl pressings
by The Trammps · 1977
The Trammps III was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 15 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-773971-BBB-1-11 TM/JR PRC (PR)Side A Runout
ST-A-773971-BBB-1 (PR) PRC TM/JRSide B Runout
ST-A-773971-BBB++-1 TM/JR PRC (PR)Side A Runout variant
ST-A-773971-BBB ++-1-11 PRC (PR) TM/JRSide B Runout variant
ST-A-773971-B TM/JR (PR)PSide One Runout Etching
TM/JR ST-A-773972-B (PR)PSide Two Runout Etching
ST-A-773971-PRSide One Label
ST-A-773972-PRSide Two Label
ST-A-773971-B [Union Jack] TM/JR (PR)Runout side A, etched
ST-A-773972-B [Union Jack] (PR) TM/JRRunout side B, etched
STA 773971-BLabel side A
STA 773972-BLabel side B
ST-A-773971-BB TM/JR △22795 (3) (PR)A-side runout
TM/JR ST-A-773972-BB △22795-X (2) (PR)B-side runout
ST-A-773971-MOSide One Label
ST-A-773972-MOSide Two Label
ST-A-773971-B TM/JR (PR)KMSide A runout etched
ST-A-773972-B (PR)KM TM/JRSide B runout etched
ST-A-773971-Side A label
ST-A-773972-Side A Label
ST-A-773971-BBB-1 TM/JR PRC (PR)Side A Runout
ST-A-773971-BBB + + -1 (PR) PRC TM/JRSide B Runout
ST-A-773971-RISide A Label
ST-A-773972-RISide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Belgium | Atlantic ATL 50 425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.044 / Atlantic SD 19148First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 425 / Atlantic ATL 50425First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Israel | Atlantic BAN 50425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Atlantic W 50425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Atlantic W 50425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 19148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9674First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-273 / Hispavox HATS 421-273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K50425 / Atlantic K 50425First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K50425First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
27 vinyl pressings of The Trammps III are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Philippines, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19148, released November 10, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19148, K50425, ATL 50 425, 30.044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-773971-BBB-1-11 TM/JR PRC (PR) and ST-A-773971-BBB-1 (PR) PRC TM/JR. 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.
