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Instructional Test Record

by Unknown Artist · 1976

10 pressings1 countryTechnicalEducationSpoken WordNon-Music

Instructional Test Record 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Instructional Test Record

2 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.

US

1976
Label and catalog number
Soundcraftsmen ITR-6791
Format
LP, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

21599/21599(1), 10/28/76, RECR 1300 A AND B, BOTH SIDES SAME, MR (circled)

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

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1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976USSoundcraftsmen ITR-6791First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1976USSoundcraftsmen ITR-3292First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USSoundcraftsmen ITR-3292LPLP
?USSoundcraftsmen ITR-3292LPLP
?USSoundcraftsmen ITR-3292LP, Promo · PromoLP, Promo · Promo
?USSoundcraftsmen ITR-6791LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USSoundcraftsmen ITR-6791LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USSoundcraftsmen ITR-3292LPLP
?USSoundcraftsmen ITR 20-12LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USSoundcraftsmen ITR 20-12LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Introduction
  2. A2Test Tones
  3. B1Introduction
  4. B2Test Tones

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Instructional Test Record are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Instructional Test Record are listed here, from 1 country.

When was Instructional Test Record first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US. One of them is Soundcraftsmen ITR-6791.

How do I tell if my copy of Instructional Test Record is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ITR-6791, ITR-3292) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 21599/21599(1), 10/28/76, RECR 1300 A AND B, BOTH SIDES SAME, MR (circled). Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Instructional Test Record on vinyl worth?

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.

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