Vinyl pressings
by Dave Swarbrick · 1976
Swarbrick was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
TRA 337-A1 H JONZRunout Side A, variant 1
TRA 337-B1 FRunout Side B, variant 1
TRA 337-A1 A JONZRunout Side A, variant 2
TRA 337-B1 ARunout Side B, variant 2
TRA-337ARunout Side A, etched
TRA-337BRunout Side B, etched
TRA 337 A DBSide A, etched
TRA 337 B DBSide B, etched
T-R-A 89537 ASide A runout etched
T-R-A 89537 BSide B runout etched
TRAL 5337/1
TRAL 5337/2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Transatlantic Records TRA 337First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Transatlantic Records TRA 89537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Transatlantic Records TRAL 5337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Transatlantic Records TRA 337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA-337LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Kicking Mule Records KM/TRA 337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Transatlantic Records MLF 195 / M7 MLF 195LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Transatlantic Records 5N 038-60698 / Transatlantic Records 5N 038N-60698LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Transatlantic Records 5N 038-60698LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Spain | Transatlantic Records TS - 38001 / CFE TS - 38.001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Transatlantic Records YS 7062 LALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Transatlantic Records TRS 118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Swarbrick are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is Transatlantic Records TRA 337.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TRA 337, KM/TRA 337, TRA 89537, TRAL 5337) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRA 337-A1 H JONZ and TRA 337-B1 F. 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.
