Vinyl pressings
by Arthur Alexander · 1975
Every Day I Have To Cry Some 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.
7 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZSSK-147856-1C BDAS-492-A ② MR(circled logo) Δ97816Side A Runout
ZSSB-147857-1D BDAS-492-B ② MR(circled logo) Δ97816-XSide B Runout
BDAS-492-ASide A Label
BDAS-492-BSide B Label
BDA-492-AMono label
BDAS-492-AStereo label
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 | Canada | Buddah Records BDA 492XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Buddah Records BDA-492-NFirst year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Buddah Records BDA-492-NFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Buddah Records BDA 492First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Buddah Records BDA 492First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Buddah Records BDA 492First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1975 | South Africa | Buddah Records PD.1178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 4397", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 4397", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 4397", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | Buddah Records M 27.0207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Black Horse CS-9017" | 7" |
12 vinyl pressings of Every Day I Have To Cry Some are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, South Africa, Canada. One of them is Buddah Records BDA-492-N.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDA-492-N, BDA 492, PD.1178, BDA 492X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSSK-147856-1C BDAS-492-A ② MR(circled logo) Δ97816 and ZSSB-147857-1D BDAS-492-B ② MR(circled logo) Δ97816-X. 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.
