Vinyl pressings
by Crosby, Stills & Nash · 1982
Southern Cross was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 8 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-A-43435-6 SPEtched Side A, variant 1
ST-A-42972-6 SPEtched Side B, variant 1
ST-A-43435-5 SP 1-1Etched Side A, variant 2
ST-A-42972-5 SP 1-2Etched Side B, variant 2
X SLM ∆2432 a R-9794-7 ST-A-43435-7Etched Side A
ST-A-42972-3 a R-9793-3 ∆2431 X SLMEtched Side B
ST-A-43435-ARLabel Side A
ST-A-42972-ARLabel Side B
ST-A-43435-5 SP 1-1Runout side A
ST-A-43436-3 SP 1-1Runout side B
ST-A-43435-SPLabel side A
ST-A-43436-SPLabel side B
ST-A-43435-SP
ST-A-43436-SP
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Atlantic 7-89969First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic 98 99697First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic 98 99697First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic P-1735First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic P-1735First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Atlantic 78.9969-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Atlantic 7-89969First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Atlantic k 11749First year7", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 7-89969First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 7-89969First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 7-89969First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 7-89969First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic 98 99697First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 7-89969First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Atlantic 78. 9969-7 / Atlantic 78.9969-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic ST-A-43435-SP7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Southern Cross are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 7-89969, released September 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-89969, k 11749, 78. 9969-7, 98 99697) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-43435-6 SP and ST-A-42972-6 SP. 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.
