Vinyl pressings
by Doug Kershaw · 1970
Spanish Moss was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 4 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.
WS-1861 39682-1 [artisan symbol] 4 AA-Side Runout Etching
WS-1861 39683-1 [artisan symbol] A 4B-Side Runout Etching
WS-1861 39682-1Variant 1 Side A runout etched
[Artisan Logo] A CVariant 1 Side A runout stamped
T 1 WS-1861 39682-1 [Artisan Logo (stamped)] ASide A Runout (Etched)
T 1 WS-1861 39683-1 [Artisan Logo (stamped)] Λ (stamped)Side B Runout (Etched)
S39682A Label
S39683B Label
WS-1861 39682-1 [artisan symbol] 4 AA-Side Runout Etching
WS-1861 39683-1 [artisan symbol] A 4B-Side Runout Etching
S39682A Label
S39683B Label
WS 1861 A - 1 ◇ GA Label
WS 1861 B - 1 ◇ GB Label
ACR 39682 TGRunout Side A
ACR 39683 TGRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1861 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1861First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 1861First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1861 / Warner Bros. Records 1861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1861First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1861 / Warner Bros. Records 1861LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1861LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1861 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1861LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1861LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Spanish Moss are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1861.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1861, 1861) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WS-1861 39682-1 [artisan symbol] 4 A and WS-1861 39683-1 [artisan symbol] A 4. 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.
