Vinyl pressings
by Tony Orlando & Dawn · 1975
Greatest Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 11 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.
AL-4045-S-A-1-11-111 STERLING PRCSide A Runout [variant 1]
AL-4045-S-B-1-1-111 STERLING PRCSide B Runout [variant 1]
AL-4045-S฿A1-1-1 STERLING PRCSide A Runout [variant 2]
AL-4045-SȺB1-1-1 STERLING PRCSide B Runout [variant 2]
AL-4045-S ̶B̶ A STERLINGRunout A
AL-4045-S ̶A̶ B STERLINGRunout B
AL 4045 SALabel A
AL 4045 SBLabel B
AL 4045 SAA Side Label
AL 4045 SBB Side Label
AL-4045-SA PP STERLINGA Side Etch exc Sterling stamp var. 1
AL-4045-SB PP STERLINGB Side Etch exc Sterling stamp var. 1
AL 4045 SASide A label
AL 4045 SBSide B label
AL-4045-SARunout A
AL-4045-SBRunout B
STERLINGStamped, both sides
AL 4045 SALabel A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brazil | Arista ARL-33004First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Arista AL 4045First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Arista AL504045 QFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Arista AL 4045LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | Germany | Arista 1C 062-96 768 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-96 768First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Japan | Arista 15RS-2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Japan | Arista BLPO-18-ARFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Japan | Arista 25RS-172First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Arista SLEM-622First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Arista 5C052-96768First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | South Africa | Arista ASTJ(L)8First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Spain | Arista J 062-96768First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL-4045First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Arista AQ 4045First yearLP, Compilation, Quadraphonic | LP, Compilation, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4045First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Arista L 37246LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Arista 6399 409LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Arista AMP-1-7303LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Bell Records 2J 062-96768LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Bell Records 2J 062-96768LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Japan | Arista IES-80691LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Japan | Arista IES-80691LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Bell Records MFP 50323 / Sounds Superb MFP 50323LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Arista AL 4045LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | US | Arista AL 4045LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
39 vinyl pressings of Greatest Hits are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Arista AL 4045, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 4045, AL-4045, ABM 4045, AQ 4045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-4045-S-A-1-11-111 STERLING PRC and AL-4045-S-B-1-1-111 STERLING 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.
