Vinyl pressings
by Dave Edmunds · 1981
Almost Saturday Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, 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.
SSK - 19429 - A A Porky Prime CutRunout side A
SSK - 19429 - B C.P. A Porky Prime Cut.Runout side B
SSK 19424 ALabel Side A
SSK 19424 BLabel Side B
SSK - 19424 - A1 DAVE EDMUNDS - A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. MAIN MAN MUSIC W-9Runout side A, variant 1
SSK - 19424 - B1 PORKY.W-8 KD DAVE EDMUNDS - B1Runout side B, variant 1
SSK 19424 A1 DAVE EDMUNDS - A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. MAIN MAN MUSIC W-8 KDRunout side A, variant 2
SSK 19424 B-1 W―-3 PORKY. DAVE EDMUNDS - B1Runout side B, variant 2
SSK 9424 A1 DAVE EDMUNDS - A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. MAIN MAN MUSIC W-11Runout side A
SSK 19424 B-1 W-2- PORKY. DAVE EDMUNDS - B1Runout side B
SSK 19424 ALabel Side A
SSK 19424 BLabel Side B
ST-SS-39551-5 R-7149 PORKY.A Side Runout
ST-SS-39552-5 R-7150B Side Runout
ST-SS-39551-ARA Side Label
ST-SS-39552-ARB Side Label
ST-SS-39551-2 SP 1-1 PORKYA Side Runout
ST-SS-39552-2 SP 1-1B Side Runout
ST-SS-39551-SPA Side Label
ST-SS-39552-SPB Side Label
SS-39551-SPMono label
ST-SS-39551-SPStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Swan Song SSK 19424First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Swan Song SS 72000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Swan Song SS72000First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | France | Swan Song 19424 / Swan Song 19 424First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Swan Song SSK 19424First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Portugal | Swan Song SS 19424First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | Swan Song 45-2092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19424 / Swan Song 72000XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Swan Song SS 72000First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | US | Swan Song SS 72000First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | Swan Song SS 72000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Swan Song SS 72000First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | Ireland | Swan Song SSK 19424First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19424 / Swan Song 72000XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19424 / Swan Song 72000XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Almost Saturday Night are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Ireland, Germany and more. One of them is Swan Song SSK 19424, released March 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSK 19424, SS 72000, SS 19 424, SS 19424) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SSK - 19429 - A A Porky Prime Cut and SSK - 19429 - B C.P. A Porky Prime Cut.. 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.
