Vinyl pressings
by Garland Jeffreys · 1978
One-Eyed Jack was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
A&MSP5099-T1Side A runout variant 1
A&MSP5100-T1Side B runout variant 1
T1 A&MSP5099-T1 = ASide A runout variant 2
T1 A&MSP5100-T2 = BSide B runout variant 2
SP-5099Matrix side 1
SP-5100Matrix side 2
A&M SP5099-M2 < 23040 (2)Runout side 1, etched, variant 1
A&M SP5100-M2 <23040-X (3)Runout side 2, etched, variant 1
P TI A&MSP5099-T1Side A runout
P A&MSP5100-P1Side B runout
SP-5099Side A label
SP-5100Side B label
A&MSP5099-M1 — △23040 (1)Side A runout, etched
A&MSP5100-M1 — △23040-X (1)Side B runout, etched
SP-5099Side A label
SP-5100Side B label
AMLH·64681·A1 A&M SP5099-M1 - < ◁23040 93 2Side A, stamped/etched
AMLH·64681·B2 A&M SP5100-M1 - < ◁23040-X 13 2Side B, stamped/etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | A&M Records L 36574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4681First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | A&M Records AMLH 64681First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | A&M Records GP-2079First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMLH 64681First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 36574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Portugal | A&M Records PPSP-4681First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64681First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-4681First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-4681First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-4681First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-4681LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-4681First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-4681First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of One-Eyed Jack are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4681.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4681, AMLH 64681, L 36574, PPSP-4681) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&MSP5099-T1 and A&MSP5100-T1. 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.
