Vinyl pressings
by Average White Band · 1978
Warmer Communications was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 18 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.
STA-774007 G (PR)PRunout A, variant 1
ST-A 774008-K (PR)PRunout B, variant 1
STA-774007 H @t GP-GP 1/78 (PR)PRunout A, variant 2
ST-A 774008-K @t GP (PR)Runout B, variant 2
STA-774007-HH @t GP-GP 1/78 △23072(4) (PR)Runout A
ST-A 774008-KK @t GP (PR) △23072-X(1)Runout B
ST-A-774007-MOLabel A
ST-A-774008-MOLabel B
ST-A - 774007 - HHH +++ @t GP-GP 1/78 (PR) PRCSide A runout, etched, variant 1
ST-A 774008 - KKK +-1 @t GP PRC IP RISide B runout, etched, variant 1
ST-A-77400 1 PRC7-HHH-1-GP-GP 11 1/78 1 PRCSide A runout, etched, variant 2
ST-A-774008-KKK--1-1 @t GP PRCSide B runout, etched, variant 2
XL 13053 . A - 1E A1F M. √Side A etched, variant 1
XL 13053 . B - 1E .M. A1ISide B etched, variant 1
XL 13053 . A - 1E A1S M. √Side A etched, variant 2
XL 13053 . B - 1E .M. A1RSide B etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS 4613First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor DXL1 3053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.8085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic SD 19162First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic SD 19162First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | RCA Victor XL 13053 / RCA XL 13053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | RCA XL 13053 / RCA Victor XL 13 053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA XL 13053 / RCA Victor XL 13053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA XL 13053 / RCA Victor XL 13053First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA RVP-6305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA RVP-6305First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | RCA Victor MILS-4364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RCA XL-13053 / RCA Victor XL-13053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | RCA Victor DXL1 3053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Philippines | RCA Victor DXL1-3053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | RCA International INTS 5162 / RCA International NL 43798LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Demon Records DEMREC577LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
28 vinyl pressings of Warmer Communications are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1978 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19162, released March 2, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19162, SD19162, XL 13053, DXL1 3053) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-774007 G (PR)P and ST-A 774008-K (PR)P. 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.
