Vinyl pressings
by Dave Edmunds · 1979
Repeat When Necessary was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
SSK 59409 A2 EG A BLACK GOLD PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout
SSK 59409 B2 EG HE'S DYNAMiTESide B runout
SSK 59409 ASide A label
SSK 59409 BSide B label
SSK 59409 A1 - EG - A BLACK GOLD PORKY PRIME CUT S-E7Runout, A-side, hand etched, variant 1
SSK 59409 B1 - EG - HE'S COOL AS A ROOL S-30Runout, B-side, hand etched, variant 1
SSK 59409 A3 EG1 A PORKY PRIME CUT HE’S DYNAMITERunout, A-Side, hand etched, variant 2
SSK 59409 B3 EG1 HE’S COOL AS A ROOL A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout, B-Side, hand etched, variant 2
SSK 59409 A1 1 EG A BLACK GOLD PORKY PRIME CUT LB W-4Side A runout
SSK 59409 B1 1 EG HE'S COOL AS A ROOL LB W-10Side B runout
SSK 59409 ASide A label
SSK 59409 BSide B label
SSK 59409 AMatrix, A-Side
SSK 59409 BMatrix, B-Side
SSK 59409 A1 - EG - A BLACK GOLD PORKY PRIME CUT S-4Runout, A-side, hand etched
SSK 59409 B1 - EG - HE'S COOL AS A ROOL S-5Runout, B-side, hand etched
SSK 59409 A2 EG A BLACK GOLD PORKY PRIME CUT LB W-4Side A runout, etched
SSK 59409 B2 EG HE'S DYNAMiTESide B runout, etched
SSK 59409 ASide A label
SSK 59409 BSide B label
SSK 59409 A1 - EG A BLACK GOLD PORKY PRIME CUT S-E23Side A runout, variant 1
SSK 59409 B1 - EG HE'S COOL AS A ROOL S-18Side B runout, variant 1
SSK 59409 A1 - EG A BLACK GOLD PORKY PRIME CUT S-38Side A runout, variant 2
SSK 59409 B1 - EG HE'S COOL AS A ROOL S-28Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Swan Song SS 8507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Swan Song 36128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Swan Song SS 59 409 / Swan Song SSK 59409First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Swan Song SS 59 409 / Swan Song SSK 59409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 409 / Swan Song SSK 59409First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Swan Song SS 59409First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Atlantic 59409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Swan Song P-10731NFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Swan Song P-10731NFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Swan Song SS 59 409 / Swan Song (SSK 59409)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Swan Song SS 59 409 / Swan Song (SSK 59409)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Swan Song SS 8507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Swan Song SS 59 409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | Swan Song SWC1003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP971LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | 7A Records 7A062LPLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | 7A Records 7A062LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 409LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Swan Song SS 8507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Repeat When Necessary are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Swan Song SSK59409, released June 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSK59409, SSK 59409, SS 8507, QSS 8507) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SSK 59409 A2 EG A BLACK GOLD PORKY PRIME CUT and SSK 59409 B2 EG HE'S DYNAMiTE. 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.
