Vinyl pressings
by First Choice · 1979
Hold Your Horses was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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.
GA-9502-A 1 TM/JR STERLING I Ʌ3 DRunout A, variant 1
GA-9502-B 1 STERLING I Ʌ4 ARunout B, variant 1
GA-9502-A 1 TM/JR STERLING I Ʌ5HRunout A, variant 2
GA-9502-B 1 STERLING I Ʌ1LRunout B, variant 2
GA-9502-Aetched
GA-9502-Betched
GA 9502 A 1 TM/JR STERLING A2 ARunout A
GA 9502 B 1 STERLING A2 ARunout B
GA 9502 ALabel A
GA 9502 BLabel B
TX GA 9502-A-Side A run-out area [etched]
TX GA 9502-BSide B run-out area [etched]
GA-9502-ASide A label
GA-9502-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Gold Mind Records GA 9502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Gold Mind Records GA 9502 / Salsoul Records GA 9502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Salsoul Records RVP-6417First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Philippines | Salsoul Records GA 9502First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Salsoul Records SALP(L) 218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Salsoul Records SSLP 1514 / Salsoul Records 0C 062 · 62455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Gold Mind Records GA 9502First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Gold Mind Records GA 9502-DJ / Gold Mind Records GA 9502First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Gold Mind Records GA 9502First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Venezuela | Salsoul Records SAL-00-7006 / Salsoul Records SAL-007.006LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Hold Your Horses are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Gold Mind Records GA 9502.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GA 9502, GA 9502-DJ, SSLP 1514, SALP(L) 218) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GA-9502-A 1 TM/JR STERLING I Ʌ3 D and GA-9502-B 1 STERLING I Ʌ4 A. 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.
