Vinyl pressings
by Hot Chocolate · 1978
Every 1's A Winner 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.
23 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 20 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.
SRAK.531A-2Side A runout, variant 1
SRAK.531B-2Side B runout, variant 1
SRAK 531 A-2Side A runout, variant 2
SRAK 531 B-2Side B runout, variant 2
SRAK 531 A-2Runout side 1
SRAK 531 B-2Runout side 2
SRAK.531A-2Side 1 stamped
SRAK.531B-2Side 2 stamped
SRAK.531ASide 1 label
SRAK.531BSide 2 label
INF. 9002.A-MCR3 MCR Bre ◈-P-◈Runout A, variant 1
INF. 9002.B MC4 ◈-P-◈Runout B, variant 1
INF. 9002.A-MCR5 ◈-P-◈Runout A, variant 2
INF. 9002.B-MCR1 ◈-P-◈Runout B, variant 2
INF.9002.A-MCR2 MCR Bre 回-G-回 3A-Side Runout Etching
INF.9002.B-MCR1 MCR BreB-Side Runout Etching
INF9002AA-Side Label
INF9002BB-Side Label
YRAK 270 A-1A-Side run-out, stamped
YRAK 270 B-1B-Side run-out, stamped
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 | RAK SRAK.531 / RAK SRAK-531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Barbados | EMI SRAK 531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | RAK 31C 064 60499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Infinity Records INF 9002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Chile | EMI 5208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | RAK 2C 066-60.499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | RAK 1C 064-60 499 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-60 499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Columbia 14C 062-60499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | India | Columbia S/33 EIX 5030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RAK 5C 062-60499First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | RAK SRAK 531 / RAK 0C 062-60 499First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Peru | EMI ELD 02.21.671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | RAK 7C 062-60 499First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Africa | RAK SRAKJ(D) 6019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Taiwan | Pop MH-7421LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | RAK 1C 074-60 499LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Bulgaria | Балкантон BEMI 002531LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11046LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11046LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11046LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11046LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11046LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | Axis AX-1187LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1412LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Parlophone 5021732554529LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11046LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11046LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11046LP, Album | LP, Album |
40 vinyl pressings of Every 1's A Winner are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1978 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Sweden, Malaysia and more. One of them is RAK SRAK 531, released March 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRAK 531, INF 9002, INF-9002, RAK 270) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRAK.531A-2 and SRAK.531B-2. 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.
