Vinyl pressings
by Genesis · 1976
A Trick Of The Tail was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
60 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 25 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///3 1 CDS 4001 A\3Variant 1 side A runout
CDS4001 B//3 T 1 5 22Variant 1 side B runout
CDS 4001 A//1Variant 2 side A runout
CDS 4001 * B//1Variant 2 side B runout
CDS 4001 A//1 T 14 4Side A run-out
CDS 4001 * B//1 T 13 11Side B run-out
CDS 4001 A//1 T 2 24Side 1 stamped
CDS 4001 * B//1 T 14 11Side 2 stamped
I-2 CDS 4001 A5 EGRunout side A
I-2 CDS 4001 B5 EGRunout side B
CDS 4001 A//1 T 2 28Side A runout
CDS 4001 * B//1 T 15 5Side B runout
†CDS 4001-A†Side A label
†CDS 4001-B†Side B label
ST-C-763533-A AA 1-111 AT PRCA Side Etch, Variant 1
ST-C-763534-A AA–1 AT PRB Side Etch, Variant 1
STC-763533-A AA-1 AT PRCA Side Etch, Variant 2
ST-C-763534-A AA–1-111 AT PRCB Side Etch, Variant 2
ST-C-763533RIA Side Label
ST-C-763534RIB Side Label
ST-C-763533-A AA 1-111 AT PRCA Side Etch
ST-C-763534-AAA–1 AT PRCB Side Etch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Philips 6369974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Charisma 6369 974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Charisma 6369 974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Charisma 6369974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129 / ATCO Records SD 36129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Chile | Philips 6369974 / Philips 6369 974First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | Charisma 6369 974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | Charisma 6369 974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Charisma 6369 974First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1976 | France | Charisma 6369 974First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Charisma 6369 974First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Charisma 6369 974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Charisma 6369974LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129 / ATCO Records SD 36129LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-062LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 1982 | Brazil | Charisma 6369974LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1983 | Japan | Charisma 20PP-70LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Charisma CDS 4001 / Virgin CDS 4001LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1984 | Taiwan | Taiwan Nova Records nova 73019LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1984 | Taiwan | Chin Hsiang HQ-1117-ALP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1985 | Brazil | Charisma 6369 974LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | France | Charisma 70319LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | ATCO Records SD 38-101LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | Charisma CDS 4001 / Virgin CDS 4001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Argentina | Charisma 6369 974LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 206 921 / Virgin 206 921-610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Virgin OVED 306 / Charisma OVED 306LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Europe | Charisma OVED 306 / Virgin OVED 306LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Atlantic R1 187964 / Charisma R1 187964LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | Charisma 4790193LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2018 | US | Atlantic R1 187964 / Atlantic 081227955151LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2018 | Europe | Charisma 00602567489726 / Charisma 6748972LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Charisma RCV1 187964 / Rhino Records RCV1 187964LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Analogue Productions APA 073-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Craft Recordings R1 187964 / Rhino Entertainment Company R1 187964LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Analogue Productions APA 073-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Charisma 6369 974LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129 / ATCO Records SD 36129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-129 / ATCO Records SD 36129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Charisma 6369 974LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Charisma 6369 974LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Charisma 6369 974LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Charisma 70319LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Charisma 6369 974LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Charisma 6369 974LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
154 vinyl pressings of A Trick Of The Tail are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Italy, Netherlands and more. One of them is Charisma CDS 4001, released February 13, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CDS 4001, SD 36-129, SD38-101, 6369 974 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A///3 1 CDS 4001 A\3 and CDS4001 B//3 T 1 5 22. 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.
