Vinyl pressings
by Andy Fairweather-Low · 1975
Wide Eyed And Legless 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.
15 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AMS•7202•A1 TML-M O D OSide A stamped runout
AMS•7202•B1 TML-M D O DSide B stamped runout
AMS 7202-ASide A label
AMS 7202-BSide B label
AMS•7202•A1 TML-MStamped Runout - Side A
AMS•7202•B1 TML-MStamped Runout - Side B
AMS·7202·A3 11 B PORKYSide A runout, variant 1
AMS·7202·B1 45 C TML-MSide B runout, variant 1
AMS·7202·A3 1 B Λ PORKYSide A runout, variant 2
AMS·7202·B1 2 C TML-MSide B runout, variant 2
AMS·7202·A3 1 B Λ PORKYSide A runout
AMS·7202·B1 11 F TML-MSide B runout
†AMS 7202-A†Side A label
†AMS 7202-B†Side B label
AMS-7202-AIStamped Side A
AMS-7202-BIStamped Side B
AMS.7202.A1 TML-MRunout, A-side, stamped, variant 1
AMS.7202.B1 TML-MRunout, B-side, stamped, variant 1
AMS.7202.A1 TML-M 2 1 CRunout, A-side, stamped, variant 2
AMS.7202.B1 TML-M 2 0 DRunout, B-side, stamped, 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 | A&M Records K-6255First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | A&M Records K6255First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | A&M Records 16 579-AFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records 1831 / A&M Records 1831-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records 1783-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records 1783-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Wide Eyed And Legless are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, New Zealand and more. One of them is A&M Records AMS 7202, released November 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 7202, 1783-S, 1831, K-6255) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMS•7202•A1 TML-M O D O and AMS•7202•B1 TML-M D O D. 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.
