Vinyl pressings
by Hudson-Ford · 1975
Worlds Collide 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.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
AMLH 64535 A1Runout side A
AMLH 64535 B1Runout side B
GROOVES COLLIDE MASTEROOmRunout side A, etched
TO THE TITTENHURST OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION (LAW OF LADS - SQUIRE OF SQUIRES - HUD OF HUDS - JOHN OF JOHNS - MIKE O' OF MIKE O's - WONDERLOAF OF PORKYS - AND THE NAG'S HEAD DARTs TEAM - xx)Runout side B, etched
T1 A+M SP 4807 T1 ASide A runout
T1 A+M SP 4808 T1 ASide B runout
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 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M-2152 / Indústrias Elétricas E Musicais Fábrica Odeon S.A. SA&M-2152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4535First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4535First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4535First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4535First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4535First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4535First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4535First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4535First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64535First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Worlds Collide are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Brazil, Canada. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 64535, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 64535, SP-4535, SA&M-2152) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH 64535 A1 and AMLH 64535 B1. 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.
