Vinyl pressings
by Alessi · 1979
Words And Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
19-A&M-64776-1A-1 SP-5289-INT. TML-MRunout side A
19-A&M-64776-1B-1 [trumpet] SP-5290-INT. TML-SRunout side B
AMLH 64776-ALabel side A
AMLH 64776-BLabel side B
TLM-MStamped, both sides
SP-5289-T3Side One
SP-5290-T3Side Two
AMLH 64776-ASide A Label
AMLH 64776-BSide B Label
1S SP-5289-SM2 TML-M A2A side runout
1S SP-5290-SM2 TML-M A2B side runout
T SP-5289-T3Side 1 Etched
TML-MSide 1 Stamped
T1 SP 5290-T1Side 1 Etched
TML-MSide 2 Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Unknown | A&M Records AMLH 64776 / A&M Records SP 4776First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Argentina | A&M Records 80026First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records L 37003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 63351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4776First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64776 / A&M Records SP 4776First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6050First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLH 64776First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64776First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4776 / A&M Records SP 4776First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4776 / A&M Records SP 4776First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Words And Music are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Europe, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 64776.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 64776, SP-4776, 80026, L 37003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 19-A&M-64776-1A-1 SP-5289-INT. TML-M and 19-A&M-64776-1B-1 [trumpet] SP-5290-INT. TML-S. 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.
