Vinyl pressings
by Acker Bilk · 1962
Stranger On The Shore was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 2 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.
[s-shaped block stamp] w 13 61C5202-1 1 ATA-Side Runout Etching variant 1
[s-shaped block stamp] w 11 61C5195-2 2 ATB-Side Runout Etching variant 1
[s-shaped block stamp] W 45-61C5202-3 ATA-Side Runout Etching variant 2
[s-shaped block stamp] W 4 45-61C5195-2 ATB-Side Runout Etching variant 2
W 45-61C5202-21 [backwards MR (In a circle)] △-41813Runout side A
W 45-61C5195-21 [backwards MR (In a circle)] △-41812Runout side B
60C-5202Label side A
60C-5195Label side B
W 61C5202-11Runout, side A
W 61C5195-11Runout, side B
60C-5202Label Side A
60C-5195Label Side B
60C-5202Label Side A
60C-5195Label Side B
W 61C5202-11Runout side A
W 61C5195-11Runout side B
60C-5202Label side A
60C-5195Label side B
61C5202-11 WA side runout
61C5195-11 WB side runout
60C-5202A side label
60C-5195B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO-6217First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 45-6217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 45-6217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 45-6217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 45-6217First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 45-6217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 45-6217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 45-6217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 45-6217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO. 6217First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Canada | ATCO Records ACGT 602X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ATCO Records 45-62177", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Stranger On The Shore are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1962 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6217.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6217, ATCO. 6217, ATCO-6217) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [s-shaped block stamp] w 13 61C5202-1 1 AT and [s-shaped block stamp] w 11 61C5195-2 2 AT. 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.
