Vinyl pressings
by Harry Chapin · 1972
Sniper And Other Love Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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 EKS 75042-A RE-CP MM ESR SxA-Side runout, variant 1
p 2 EKS 75042 B-2 RE-CP MM ESRB-Side runout, variant 1
1 EKS 75042 A RE-CP MM ESR SX B1A-Side runout, variant 2
P 1 EKS 75042 B-2 RE-CP MM ESR SX B 2B-Side runout, variant 2
EKS 75042 A-2 RE MM ESR SX N B8 1Side 1 Etched (Variant 1)
EKS 75042 B-2 RE MM ESR SXT D 4 2Side 2 Etched (Variant 1)
\ EKS 75042 A-1 RE. MM E SR ASide 1 Etched (Variant 2)
S \ EKS 75042 B-1 RE MM ESR A\Side 2 Etched (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Elektra EKS-75042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Elektra EKS-75042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Elektra ELK 42 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS-75042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Elektra EKS-75042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Elektra EKS-75042First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Elektra EKS-75042LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | Elektra EKS-75042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Elektra K 42125 / Elektra K42125LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Elektra K 42125LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Elektra EKS-75042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS-75042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS-75042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 42125LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 42125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-75042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-75042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-75042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Sniper And Other Love Songs are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Elektra EKS-75042.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS-75042, ELK 42 125) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p EKS 75042-A RE-CP MM ESR Sx and p 2 EKS 75042 B-2 RE-CP MM ESR. 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.
