Vinyl pressings
by Drupi · 1973
Vado Via was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
AMS 7083- A-1▵X. ASide A Runout, Etched
AMS 7083- B-1▵X. AQSide A Runout, Etched
†AMS 7083-A†Side A Label
†AMS 7083-B†Side B Label
AMS 7083 - A-1△X 3 EEtched Side A
AMS 7083 - B-1△X 4 C AEEtched Side B
AMS 7083-A•1△XSide A runout
AMS 7083-B•1△XSide B runout
AMS 7083-ASide A label
AMS 7083-BSide B label
AMS 7083-A•1△X. 3Runout side A
AMS 7083-B•1△X. 4 A ZRunout side B
†AMS 7083-A†Label side A
†AMS 7083-B†Label side B
AMS 7083-A-1△X. 3 OEtched runout, side A
AMS 7083- B-1△X. 4 PEtched runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Barbados | A&M Records 1460First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records AMX-351First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records AMX-351First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Mexico | A&M Records SP-128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Spain | Hispavox HS 984 / Ricordi HS - 984First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7083First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7083First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records AM 1480First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records AM-1460First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records 1460 / A&M Records 1460-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records 1460First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7083First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Vado Via are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records AMS 7083, released September 21, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 7083, AM 1480, AM-1460, 1460) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMS 7083- A-1▵X. A and AMS 7083- B-1▵X. AQ. 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.
