Vinyl pressings
by Crosby, Stills & Nash · 1982
Wasted On The Way 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.
24 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 14 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.
STRAWBERRY (G) R / S Alsdorf 117 47 A2 4Runout side A, variant 1
STRAWBERRY (G) R / S Alsdorf 117 47 B2Runout side B, variant 1
STRAWBERRY (G) R / S Alsdorf 117 47 A2 16Runout side A, variant 2
STRAWBERRY (G) R / S Alsdorf 117 47 B2 5Runout side B, variant 2
STA-42918-5 SP 1-2Runout A
STA-42919-5 SP 1-1Runout B
ST-A-42918-SPLabel A
ST-A-42919-SPLabel B
A-42918-ARSide A Label
ST-A-42918-ARSide B Label
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 45 4058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic KAT-4058First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic KAT-4058First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 11 747 / Atlantic ATL 11747First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Atlantic ST-PR-42918-SPFirst yearPromo, 12" · Promo | Promo, 12" · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic P-1683First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic P-1683First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Atlantic PRO-003First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Atlantic PRO-003First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 11 747 / Atlantic ATL 11 747-NFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45 4058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Peru | Atlantic F-ALT 0004058.6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Peru | Atlantic F-ALT 0004058.6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Philippines | Atlantic ATR-0210First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Portugal | Atlantic ATL 11 747First year7", Single | 7", Single |
24 vinyl pressings of Wasted On The Way are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Netherlands, US, UK, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic ATL 11 747.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATL 11 747, 4058, K 11747, PR 445) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STRAWBERRY (G) R / S Alsdorf 117 47 A2 4 and STRAWBERRY (G) R / S Alsdorf 117 47 B2. 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.
