Vinyl pressings
by Graham Parker · 1976
Howlin Wind 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.
17 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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.
6360129 1Y//1 IBSide A runout, variant 1
6360129 2Y//2 420 04Side B runout, variant 1
6360129 1Y//1 IB 11 1 0Side A runout, variant 2
6360129 2Y//2 420 04 1 2 2Side B runout, variant 2
6360129 1Y//1 IB 11 3Side A runout, variant 1
6360129 2Y//2 420 04 11 2Side B runout, variant 1
6360129 1Y//2 1B 11 1 MELYSSide A runout, variant 2
6360129 2Y//2 420 04 11 2Side B runout, variant 2
SRM-1-1095-A HW B-1 [Dot in a triangle]Runout side A, etched [variant 1] MASTERDISK and triangle with dot inside = stamped
SRM-1-1095-B HW B-1 [Dot in a triangle]Runout side B, etched [variant 1] MASTERDISK and triangle with dot inside = stamped
SRM-1-1095-A-K MASTERDISKRunout side A, etched [variant 2] MASTERDISK = stamped
SRM-1-1095-B-K MASTERDISKRunout side B, etched [variant 2] MASTERDISK = stamped
SRM-1-1095 A-CT2 |T MASTERDISK G.K. ARunout Text, Side A
SRM-1-1095 B-CP4 T MASTERDISK G.K. ARunout Text, Side B
SRM-1-1095 A-CT7 |T MASTERDISK G.K. ARunout Text, Side A (Variant 1)
SRM-1-1095 B-CP4 MASTERDISK G.K. ARunout Text, Side B (Variant 1)
SRM-1-1095 A-CS6 S 1 X MASTERDISK G.K.Side A etched [MASTERDISK stamped] - Variant 1
SRM-1-1095 B-CP3 P MASTERDISK G.K.Side B etched [MASTERDISK stamped] - Variant 1
SRM-1-1095 A-CP3 S 1 X MASTERDISK G.K.Side A etched [MASTERDISK stamped] - Variant 2
SRM-1-1095 B-CP3 MASTERDISK G.KSide B etched [MASTERDISK stamped] - Variant 2
SRM-1-1095 A-CS5 MASTERDISK G.K.Side A runout variant 1
SRM-1-1095 B-CS6 MASTERDISK G.K.Side B runout variant 1
SRM-1-1095 A-CS5 S1 MASTERDISK G.K. A2Side A runout variant 2
SRM-1-1095 B-CS6 S1 MASTERDISK G.K.Side B runout variant 2
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 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1095LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Vertigo 6360.129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1095LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Vertigo 6360 129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Vertigo 6310 013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7183First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Norway | Vertigo 6360 129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | South Africa | Vertigo STAR 5044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Vertigo 6381 033LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | Vertigo 63 60 129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP48 / BGO Records 6360 129LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9302LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Vertigo 6360 129LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Vertigo 6360 129LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Vertigo 6360 129LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1095LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1095LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Howlin Wind are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1976 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 129, released April 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 129, SRM-1-1095, 6360.129, MIP-1-9302) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360129 1Y//1 IB and 6360129 2Y//2 420 04. 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.
