Vinyl pressings
by Bay City Rollers · 1978
Strangers In The Wind 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.
16 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 12 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.
T1 AB-4194-SA T-1 AZ❀ ASide A runout, Variant 1
T1 AB-4194-SB T-2 AZ❀ GSide B runout, Variant 1
T1 AB-4194-SA T-1 AZ❀ FSide A runout, Variant 2
T1 AB-4194-SB T-2 AZ❀ 1 ASide B runout, Variant 2
AB-4194-SA H-1 Az ❀ HuBRunout side A
AB-4194-SB H-1 Az HuBRunout side B
AB 4198 SALabel side A
AB 4198 SBLabel side B
1S AB-4194-SA SM AZ❀ B 2Side A runout
1S AB-4194-SB SM-3 AZ A 5Side A runout
AB 4198 SASide A label
AB 4198 SBSide B label
T1 AB-4194-SA T-1 AZ❀ SSide A runout
T1 AB-4194-SB T-2 AZ❀ GSide B runout
AB-4194-SA 1S 6 〄 8-8Side A Runout
AB-4194-SB 3S 8 〄Side B Runout
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 | Australia | Arista AL.4194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Arista 38 852LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AB 4194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Arista 2C 068-61.603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Arista 1C 064-61 603 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-61 603First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Arista 1C 064-61 603 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-61 603LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | Ireland | Arista SPART 1075First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Japan | Arista IES-81125First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Arista 5C 064-61 603 / EMI Electrola 5C 064-61 603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Arista AL.4194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Arista AB 4194First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Sweden | Arista 7C 062-61603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Arista SPART 1075First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | US | Arista AB 4194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Arista AB 4194LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Strangers In The Wind are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Arista AB 4194.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 4194, SPART 1075, IES-81125, AL.4194) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 AB-4194-SA T-1 AZ❀ A and T1 AB-4194-SB T-2 AZ❀ G. 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.
