Vinyl pressings
by Cheap Trick · 1978
Surrender 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.
18 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 10 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.
EPC 01-6394-1A-1Runout side A, variant 1
EPC 01-6394-1B-1Runout side B, variant 1
EPC 01-6394-1A-1 2Runout side A, variant 2
EPC 01-6394-1B-1Runout side B, variant 2
ZSS-164347-1E AZ TSide A runout
ZSS-164348-1F AZ TIIISide B runout
ZSS 164347Side A label
ZSS 164348Side B label
EPC S 6394 A1
EPC S 6394 A1
T ZSS-164347-1E AZRun-out side A, etched
T ZSS-164348-1E AZ TIRun-out side B, etched
ZSS 164347Label Side A
ZSS 164348Label Side B
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 | Epic ES 299First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ES 299First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Canada | Epic 8-50570First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | Epic EPC 6394First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Epic EPC 6682First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | Epic EPC 6394 / Epic EPC S 6394First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | Epic EPC 6394First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Epic 06SP 230 / Epic 06SP230First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Epic 06SP 230First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Epic BAC 461880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Spain | Epic EPC 6801First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Epic 8-50570First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Epic 8-50570First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Epic 8-50570First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Epic 8-50570First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Surrender are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Epic EPC 6394.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 6394, S EPC 6394, 8-50570, ES 299) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC 01-6394-1A-1 and EPC 01-6394-1B-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.
