Vinyl pressings
by The Trammps · 1976
Where The Happy People Go 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.
21 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.
STA 763571-A TM/JR PRSide One run-out etching
STA 763572-F TM/JR PRSide Two run-out etching
ST-A-763571-PRSide One label
ST-A-763572-PRSide Two label
STA 763571-AA TM/JR (MR) △20577(1) PRRunout A variant 1
STA 763572-EE TM/JR (MR) △20577-X(1)Runout B variant 1
STA 763571-AA TM/JR (MR) △20577(2) PRRunout A variant 2
STA 763572-EE (MR) TM/JR △20577-X(2) PRRunout B variant 2
STA 763571-AAA-1 TM/JR - IIRunout Side One, etched
STA 763572-EEE-1 TM/JR - IIRunout Side Two, etched
ST-A-763571-RILabel Side One
ST-A-763572-RILabel Side Two
STA 763571-A TM/JR PRSide One run-out etching
STA 763572-F TM/JR PRSide Two run-out etching
ST-A-763571-PRSide One label
ST-A-763572-PRSide Two label
K50262-A1Runout Side A, Variant 1
K50262-B1Runout Side B, Variant 1
K50262-A2Runout Side A, Variant 2
K50262-B2Runout Side B, Variant 2
* MX180555-B SD18172-1Side A stamped
MX180556 SD18172-2Side B stamped
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 18172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Belgium | Atlantic 50262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Atlantic 20.000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Atlantic 20.000 / Atlantic 3-17-404-051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18172First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Colombia | Atlantic WEA-10596First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50.262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Atlantic SD 18172 / Atlantic A 0118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Atlantic W 50262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10204AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10204AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | Atlantic GWEA-5214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50262LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 18172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Atlantic WEA-10596LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of Where The Happy People Go are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18172, released April 15, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18172, K 50262, 50262, 20.000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA 763571-A TM/JR PR and STA 763572-F TM/JR 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.
