Vinyl pressings
by April Wine · 1976
The Whole World's Goin' Crazy was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SL510-A SNBRunout Side A, variant 1
SL 510B-2 #2 SNBRunout Side B, variant 1
SL510-A SNBRunout Side A, variant 2
SL 510B SNBRunout Side B, variant 2
SAHS 1688 BEST STERLINGA-Side etch, except "Sterling"
SAHS 1689 BEST STERLINGB-Side etch, except "Sterling"
T1 SAHS 1688-1 STERLINGSide A etched Sterling stamped
T1 SAHS 1689-1 STERLINGSide B etched Sterling stamped
SAHS 1688 THSide A label
SAHS 1689 THSide B label
ACLZ-3692-1C 1 URunout side A stamped, variant 1
ACLZ-3693-1C 1 MRunout side B stamped, variant 1
ACLZ-3692-1C 1 4Runout side A stamped, variant 2
ACLZ-3693-1C 1 4Runout side B stamped, variant 2
ACLZ-3692-1C CRunout Side A, [Stamped]
ACLZ-3693-1C 1Runout Side B, [Stamped]
SAHS 1688 W STERLINGRunout Side A, etched [STERLING, stamped]
SAHS 1689 W STERLINGRunout Side B, etched [STERLING, stamped]
SAHS 1688 WLabel A
SAHS 1689 WLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Unknown | London Records SHU 8503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | London Records SAHA-7809First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | London Records 278.124 / Disques London 278.124 BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Nova 6.22678 ASFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | London Records SHU 8503First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | London Records SHU 8503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | London Records SHU 8503LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Aquarius Records AQR 510LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | London Records PS-675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | London Records PS 675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | London Records PS 675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR 510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | London Records PS-675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | London Records GP-1081LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | London Records GP-1081LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR 6510LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR-510LPLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR 510LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Israel | PAX ISL 5021LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of The Whole World's Goin' Crazy are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Canada, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Aquarius Records AQR 510, released March 15, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AQR 510, SHU 8503, PS-675, PS 675) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SL510-A SNB and SL 510B-2 #2 SNB. 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.
