Vinyl pressings
by Jack Bruce · 1969
Songs For A Tailor was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
583058 A//2Side A runout, variant 1
583058 B//2Side B runout, variant 1
583058 A//2 1 3 5Side A runout, variant 2
583058 B//2 1 3 8Side B runout, variant 2
583058 A//2Side A runout, variant 1
583058 B//2Side B runout, variant 1
583058 A//2 1 1 9Side A runout, variant 2
583058 B//2 1 1 5Side B runout, variant 2
583058 A//2stamped in runout side A
583058 B//2stamped in runout side B
583058 A//2 1 1 1 5Runout side A, variant 1
583058 B//2 1 3 6Runout side B, variant 1
583058 A//2 1 1 4Runout side A, variant 2
583058 B//2 1 1 8Runout side B, variant 2
ST-C-691663-MO- A [(horizontal) M PR] AT Δ13798 RG WRunout, Etched, Side One
ST-C-691664-MO- A [(horizontal) M PR] AT Δ13798-X RG WRunout, Etched, Side Two
MR (In a circle)Runout, Stamped, Sides One & Two
ST-C-691663-MOLabel, Side One
o CTH ST-C-691663-1A 1 TSide A runout, variant 1
o CTH ST-C-691664-1A 2 TSide B runout, variant 1
o CTH ST-C-691663-1A 1 T A 7Side A runout, variant 2
o CTH ST-C-691664-1A 2 T C 4Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Polydor 583 058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | Polydor 583 058 / Polydor 583058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Polydor 543.074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Polydor 658 176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Polydor 658 176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 320LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Polydor SLPHM/D 184 320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Polydor 583 058 / Polydor 583058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Polydor 277022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Polydor 583 058 / Polydor 583058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Atco Records SD 33-306First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Atco Records SD 33-306First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Atco Records SD 33-306First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records SD-33-306First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | Polydor 11 84 320LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Polydor MP 1459LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Polydor 2384 052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | Polydor MW 2070LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | RSO MWX 4035LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | RSO MWX 4035LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Polydor 424 629-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Esoteric Recordings ECLECLP 2879LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2459 360 / RSO 2459 360LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RSO 2479 184LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2459 360LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Polydor MP 1459LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Polydor 583 058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of Songs For A Tailor are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1969 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor 583 058, released August 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 583 058, SD 33-306, SD-33-306, 33-306) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 583058 A//2 and 583058 B//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.
