Vinyl pressings
by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds · 1975
Winners And Losers 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.
11 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
P-6054-A - 411-356 p AZ ❀Runout side A, etched, except [p] stamped
P-6054-B - 509-462 p AZ ❀Runout side B, etched, except [p] stamped
411-356Label A-side
509-462Label B-side
P-6054-A - 411-356 - 2 AZ ❀ TIIRunout A-side etched
P-6054-B - 509-462 - 1 AZ ❀ TRunout B-side etched
P-6054-A - 411-356 - 2 AZ ❀ TIIISide A runout, variant 2
P-6054-B - 509-462 - 2 AZ ❀ TIISide B runout, variant 2
P-6054-A - 411-356 1A AZ ❀ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀Runout side A, etched
P-6054-B - 509-462 1A AZ ❀ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀Runout side B, etched
411-356Label A-Side
509-462Label B-side
P-6054-A-411-356-MONO 1A AZ ❀ 〰Side A Etched
P-6054-A-411-356 1B AZ ❀ ︵︵〰Side B Etched
P 6054-ASide A & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Playboy Records P 6054First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Playboy Records P 6054XFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Japan | Playboy Records PB-104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Peru | FTA 40.001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | Philippines | Playboy Records PB-50-014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Pye International 7N 25699First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | US | Playboy Records P 6054First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Playboy Records7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Playboy Records P 6054First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Playboy Records P 6054First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Playboy Records P 6054First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Playboy Records P 6054First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Brazil | Tapecar CS-913 / Playboy Records CS-9137", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Pye Records 45.PY. 14 0467" | 7" |
| 1976 | Venezuela | Playboy Records PB-20017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Winners And Losers are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Playboy Records P 6054.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P 6054, 7N 25699, P 6054X, PB-104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P-6054-A - 411-356 p AZ ❀ and P-6054-B - 509-462 p AZ ❀. 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.
