Vinyl pressings
by Asleep At The Wheel · 1976
Wheelin' And Dealin' 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.
12 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.
ST-1-11546-H2 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL JaySide A Etched, except "...Capitol" stamp
ST-2-11546-J2#2 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL jaySide B Etched, except "...Capitol" stamp
ST-1-11546-G-5 2[sideways] ✲ Side-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout, etched ["2", "✲", and "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" are stamped]
ST-2-11546-G-5 3[sideways] ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout, etched ["3", "✲", and "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" are stamped]
ST 1-11546Side A label
ST 2-11546Side B label
MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0A & B Stamped
ST1 11546 H1 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Jay 0Side 1 runout, etched except for "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" and "0" which are stamped
ST2 11546 H1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Jay 0Side 2 runout, etched except for "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" and "0" which are stamped
ST-11546-G5 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A Etched, except "...Capitol" stamp
ST-2-11546-G5 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B Etched, except "...Capitol" stamp
ST-1-11546 G8#1 T MASTERED BY CAPITOL J. LemayRunout A
ST-2-11546-G-5. #4 96 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B
ST 1-11546Label A
ST 2-11546Label B
R 113662 A 1
R 113662 B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records, Inc. ST 11546First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 066-85011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80685First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80685First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 11546 / Capitol Records 0C 062-85 011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11546First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11546First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-511546LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11546First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11546First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Capitol Records ST-11546LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
14 vinyl pressings of Wheelin' And Dealin' are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11546, released July 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11546, E-ST 11546, ST 11546, 1C 066-85011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11546-H2 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Jay and ST-2-11546-J2#2 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL jay. 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.
