Vinyl pressings
by Billy Connolly · 1974
Solo Concert was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TRA-279-A-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT 1A-side etched, variant 1
TRA-279-B-1 PECKO 1B-side etched, variant 1
TRA-279-C-1 D PECKO 1C-side etched, variant 1
TRA-279-D-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT 1D-side etched, variant 1
ST-TRA 279-A-1ESide-A Runout [Stamped]
ST-TRA 279-B-1ESide-B Runout [Stamped]
ST-TRA 279-C-1ESide-C Runout [Stamped]
ST-TRA 279-D-1ESide-D Runout [Stamped]
ST-TRA-279-A-1EA-side Stamped
ST-TRA-279-B-1EB-side Stamped
ST-TRA-279-C-1FC-side Stamped
ST-TRA-279-D-1ED-side Stamped
TRA 279-B-1E A2 2/3A-side etched
TRA 279-A-2T A1 3D (Across)B-side etched
TRA 279-D-1E A1 XC-side etched
TRA 279-C-2T 2/2D-side etched
TRA 279-A-2T A1 1Side A Runout
TRA 279-B-1E A2Side B Runout
TRA 279-C-2T A3 W/OSide C Runout
TRA 279-D-1E GIN A1Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Transatlantic Records L 45521/2 / Transatlantic Records TRA 279First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Australia | Transatlantic Records MLM/2-182 / Transatlantic Records TRA-279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Much International TRA 279First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Canada | Much International TRA 279First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Europe | Transatlantic Records TRA 279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 279First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | Transatlantic Records MLM/2-182 (TRA-279)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Scotdisc ITV 451LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Solo Concert are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1974 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Australia, Canada, Europe. One of them is Transatlantic Records TRA 279.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TRA 279, L 45521/2, MLM/2-182) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRA-279-A-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT 1 and TRA-279-B-1 PECKO 1. 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.
