Vinyl pressings
by David LaFlamme · 1976
White Bird 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.
7 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AMH 1007 AS PRunout side A, variant 1
AMH 1007 BS X PRunout side B, variant 1
P AMH 1007 ASRunout side A, variant 2
P AMH 1007 BS X BRunout side B, variant 2
AMH 1007 AS 1C A SSide A runout
AMH 1007 BS 1C A SSide B runout
AMH 1007 AS-2-1-1 P.R.C.Side A Runout, Variant 1, Etched
AMH 1007 BS-2-1-1 P.R.C.Side B Runout, Variant 1, Etched
AMH 1007 AS-2-1-1 P.R.C.Side A Runout, Variant 2, Etched
AMH 1007 BS-1-1-1 P.R.C.Side B Runout, Variant 2, Etched
T AMH 1007 AS-3Runout Side A, Variant 1
T AMH 1007 BS 2Runout Side B, Variant 1
T 1 AMH 1007 AS-3 A7Runout Side A, Variant 2
T 1 AMH 1007 BS-2 D7Runout Side B, Variant 2
AMH 1007 ASSide A Etched
AMH 1007 BSSide B Etched
PSide A & B Stamped
AMH-1007 ASSide A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Amherst Records AMH-1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Amherst Records AMH-1007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Amherst Records AMH-1007First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Amherst Records AMH-1007First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Amherst Records AMH-1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Amherst Records AMH-1007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Amherst Records AMH-1007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Line Records 6.24221 AP / Line Records LLP 5025 APLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | Line Records 6.24221 AP / Line Records LLP 5025 APLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Line Records LILP 4.00374LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of White Bird are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1976 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada. One of them is Amherst Records AMH-1007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMH-1007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMH 1007 AS P and AMH 1007 BS X P. 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.
