Vinyl pressings
by The Whole Darn Family · 1976
Has Arrived 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.
4 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year. 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.
SLP 103A-5-1-1 Sound pit MilanA-side runout etching (Var. 1)
SL P 103 B-4-1-1 PRCB-side runout etching (Var. 1)
SLP 103-A-6 Sound pit Milan PRCA-side runout etching (Var. 2)
SLP 103 B3 PRCB-side runout etching (Var. 2)
SLP 103A Sound pit MilanA-side runout etching (Var. 1)
SL P 103 BB-side runout etching (Var. 1)
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 | US | Soul International Records SLP-103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Soul International Records SLP-110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Soul International Records SLP-103First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Soul International Records SLP-103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Soul International Records SLP-103LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Amherst Records AMH 5511LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | US | Amherst Records AMH 5511LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Amherst Records AMH 5511LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Amherst Records AMH-5511-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Amherst Records AMHKLP-5511 / Unidisc AMHKLP-5511LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Soul International Records SLP-103LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Soul International Records SLP-110 / Soul International Records SLP 110LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Has Arrived are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1976 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US. One of them is Soul International Records SLP-103.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP-103, SLP-110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLP 103A-5-1-1 Sound pit Milan and SL P 103 B-4-1-1 PRC. 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.
