Vinyl pressings
by Dave Edmunds · 1978
Tracks On Wax 4 was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
S-3 SSK 59407 A4 EGRunout side A variant 1
Ƨ-1 SSK 59407 B4 EGRunout side B variant 1
S-10 SSK 59407 A4 EG 22Runout side A variant 2
S-6 SSK 59407 B4 EG 2Runout side B variant 2
ST-SS-784149-A AA-1 PRC (PR)Runout A, variant 1
ST-SS-784150-A AA-1 PRC (PR)Runout B, variant 1
ST-SS-784149-A AA-1 PRC (PR)Runout A, variant 2
ST-SS-784150-A AA-11 PRC (PR)Runout B, variant 2
ST-SS-784149-A (PR)PRunout side A
ST-SS-784150-A (PR)PRunout side B
ST-SS-784149-PRLabel side A
ST-SS-784150-PRLabel side B
ST-SS-784149-A (PR) SP \-1Runout A, variant 1
ST-SS-784150-A (PR) SP \-2Runout B, variant 1
ST-SS-784149-A (PR) SP 1-2Runout A, variant 2
ST-SS-784150-A (PR) SP ̶S̶P̶ 1-1Runout B, variant 2
ST-SS-784149-AA (MR) △23741 ② (PR)Runout A
ST-SS-784150-AA (MR) △23741-X ② (PR)Runout B
ST-SS-784149-MOLabel A
ST-SS-784150-MOLabel B
MX189081Label A Side
MX189082Label B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | Swan Song SS 59 407 / Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Swan Song KSS 8505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Swan Song SS 59 407 / Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Swan Song SS 59 407 / Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 407 / Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 407 / Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 407LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Swan Song SS 59 407 / Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Swan Song SS 8505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | 7A Records 7A063LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Swan Song SS 59 407 / Swan Song SS 8505LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 407 / Swan Song SS 8505LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Swan Song SS 59 407 / Swan Song SS 8505LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Tracks On Wax 4 are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Swan Song SSK 59407, released September 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSK 59407, SS 8505, SS 59 407, KSS 8505) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-3 SSK 59407 A4 EG and Ƨ-1 SSK 59407 B4 EG. 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.
