Vinyl pressings
by Easterhouse · 1989
Waiting For The Redbird was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ROUGH 124 A1 RUSHIE'S BACKSide A variant 1
ROUGH 124 B1Side B variant 1
ROUGH 124 A1 RUSHIE'S BACK ⋀Side A variant 2
ROUGH 124 A̶ B1 ⋀Side B variant 2
AL 44467-1A G I D VLADO A6
BL 44467-1A D G I VLADO A2
AL-44467 IA5HZSide A
FC-44467-B (BL-44467) IA5HZSide B
SMX-71463Side A label
SMX-71464Side B label
70692 A 1 M6 361373 2Side A stamped
70692 B 1 M6 361374 2Side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia & New Zealand | Festival Records L 30063 / Rough Trade ROUGH 124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | France | Rough Trade 70692First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | Megadisc MD 7887First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Rough Trade RTD 103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | Rough Trade RGH 20933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Nuevos Medios 43 383First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 124LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1989 | US | Columbia FC 44467 / Columbia C 44467First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Columbia FC 44467First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 124 / Rough Trade Rough 124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Waiting For The Redbird are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Rough Trade ROUGH 124, released March 27, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROUGH 124, FC 44467, L 30063, 70692) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ROUGH 124 A1 RUSHIE'S BACK and ROUGH 124 B1. 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.
