Vinyl pressings
by Dave Edmunds · 1981
The Best Of Dave Edmunds 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.
13 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
ST-SS•814833-A 0-2 SM.1-2 STERLING (EDP) M2Runout A, variant 1
ST-SS•814834-A 0-2 SM1-1 STERLING (EDP) M2Runout B, variant 1
ST-SS-814833-A 0-2 SM2-1 STERLING (EDP) M2 SPRunout A, variant 2
ST-SS-814834-A 0-2 SM1-2 STERLING (EDP) M2Runout B, variant 2
ST-SS-814833-A SLM+ STERLING △1060 (EDP) M2 SF1 SM1 B-16412-ASide A Runout
ST-SS-814834-A SLM+ STERLING △1060-X (EDP) M2 SF1 SM1 B-16413-ASide B Runout
ST-SS 814833 ARSide A label
ST-SS 814834 ARSide B label
SSK+59413+A A PORKY PRIME CUT MAIN MAN MUSICA Side runout, variant 1
SSK+59413+B A PORKY PRIME CUT DEFINATLY KOOL AS A ROOLB Side runout, variant 1
SSK+59413+A A PORKY PRIME CUT W 23 MAIN MAN MUSICSide A runout, variant 2
SSK+59413+B A PORKY PRIME CUT W 5 DEFINATLY KOOL AS A RULE.Side B runout, variant 2
MX 199737 558510-1Side A Runout
MX 199138 558510-2Side B Runout
XSS - 8510 - A QSide A runout
XSS - 8510 - B QSide B runout
R / S Alsdorf 59413 A2 1x [circle with a backslash] A Porky Prime Cut Main Man MusicRunout side A
R / S Alsdorf 59413 B2 1x [circle with a backslash] A Porky Prime CutRunout side B
SS 59413-1Label side A
SS 59413-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Swan Song SS 8510First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Swan Song XSS 8510First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Europe | Swan Song SS K 59413 / Swan Song SS K 59 413First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Europe | Swan Song SS 59413 / Swan Song SS K 59 413First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Europe | Swan Song SS K 59413 / Swan Song SS K 59 413First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | France | Swan Song SS K 59 413 / Swan Song SS 59413First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Germany | Swan Song SS K 59 413First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Swan Song SS 8510First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Swan Song SS K 59 413 / Swan Song SS 59413First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | UK | Swan Song SSK 59413First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK & Europe | Swan Song SS K 59 413First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | US | Swan Song SS 8510First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Swan Song SS 8510First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Swan Song S 90.519LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SS 59413 / Swan Song SS K 59 413LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SS 59413 / Swan Song SS K 59 413LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
16 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Dave Edmunds are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Swan Song SS 8510.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SS 8510, SSK 59413, XSS 8510, SS K 59413) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-SS•814833-A 0-2 SM.1-2 STERLING (EDP) M2 and ST-SS•814834-A 0-2 SM1-1 STERLING (EDP) M2. 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.
