Vinyl pressings
by Freddy Fender · 1975
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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.
T DOA-17558-A-58772-S ⑫Runout, side A, etched variant 1
T DOA-17558-B-28778-S ⑩Runout, side B, etched variant 1
28772-S ①Runout, side A, etched variant 2
DOA-17558-B-28778-S ⑪ TIIIIRunout, side B, etched variant 2
28772-S (1)>Side A Etched
Variant (28772-S (6) >Side A Etched
Variant (28778-S (5) >Side B Etched
45-28772-SLabel Side A
28772-S ① > ssRunout side A, etched
28778-S ② >Runout side B, etched
45-28772-SLabel Side A
45-28778-SLabel Side B
28712-S ⑥> PSide A
28778-S ⑨ PSide B
45-28772-SA Label
45-28778-SB Label
28772-S ⓶ > ϟϟA Deadwax
28778-S ⓵ > ϟϟϟB Deadwax
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Dot Records K-6011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Dot Records 4 C 006-96779First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Dot Records 17558XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Germany | ABC Dot 16 498 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Dot Records 1C006-96779 / EMI 1C006-96779First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Guatemala | ABC Records 4107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Dot Records NG 659 / ABC Dot NG.659First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Dot Records K6011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Dot Records K6011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | Dot Records N-S-45-9 / Paramount Pictures N-S-45-9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | Probe PROJ 3036First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Dot Records 45-1282 / Hispavox 45-1282 (SN)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4067First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label C006/967797", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
23 vinyl pressings of Wasted Days And Wasted Nights are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is ABC Dot DOA-17558.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOA-17558, ABC 4067, K-6011, 4 C 006-96779) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T DOA-17558-A-58772-S ⑫ and T DOA-17558-B-28778-S ⑩. 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.
