Vinyl pressings
by Alquin · 1975
Nobody Can Wait Forever 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.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
AA 2925 030 1Y 1 112A side variant 1
AA 2925 030 2Y 1 110B side variant 1
AA 2925 030 1Y 1 113A side variant 2
AA 2925 030 1̶Y̶ ̶1̶ 2Y 1 112B side variant 2
AA 2925 030 1Y 1 1110Side A - stamped
AA 2925 030 1̶Y̶ ̶1̶ 2Y 1 110Side B - stamped
AA 2925 030 1Y 1 1111Side A runout
AA 2925 030 1̷Y̷ ̷1̷ 2Y 1 11/Side B runout
AA 2925 030 1Y 1 114Runout side A, stamped
AA 2925 030 1̷Y̷ ̷1̷ 2Y 1 1 1 6Runout side B, stamped
2480262 A//1 T 1 1 ERunout side A (stamped)
2480262 B//2 P 11 1Runout side B (stamped)
APL1-1061 AA-side runout, variant 1
APL1-1061 BB-side runout, variant 1
APL1-1061 A 2 ΛIA-side runout, variant 2
APL1-1061 B 2 ΛIB-side runout, variant 2
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 | Australia | Polydor 2480 262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Polydor 2480 262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Polydor 2480 262 AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2480 262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RCA APL1-1061 / RCA Victor APL1-1061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2480 262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2480 262First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Nobody Can Wait Forever are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Netherlands, UK, US, Germany and more. One of them is Polydor 2925 030.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2925 030, 2480 262, APL1-1061, 2480 262 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 2925 030 1Y 1 112 and AA 2925 030 2Y 1 110. 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.
