Vinyl pressings
by Alan Price · 1974
Jarrow Song was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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.
K 16372 A1 ⋀Variant 1 Runout Side A
K 16372 A̶ 1 B ⋀Variant 1 Runout Side B
K 16372 A1 DVariant 2 Runout Side A
K 16372 A̶ 1 B ⋀Variant 2 Runout Side B
K 16372 A1 30 ΛRunout area side A, stamped
K 16372 A̶ 1 B 10 BRunout area side B, stamped
K 16372 ALabel side A
K 16372 BLabel side B
MX172978 WB6300-1Runout Side A
MX172979 WB6300-2Runout Side B
K-16372-A II HM?Runout side A
K-16372-B II HM?Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB 6300First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16372(N)First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B 16372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-S-63-60First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-S-63-60First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records 16372First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16372First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16372First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16372(N)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16372(N)7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Old Gold OG 91147", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Old Gold OG 91147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Jarrow Song are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 16372.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 16372, WB 6300, WB 16372(N), B 16372) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 16372 A1 ⋀ and K 16372 A̶ 1 B ⋀. 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.
