Vinyl pressings
by James White & The Blacks · 1982
Sax Maniac was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 6 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.
APE-6002-A-CT2 D P TSide A runout, variant 1
APE-6002-B-CT1 C STERLING LP- 1TSide B runout, variant 1
APE-6002-A-CT2 -P- 1TSide A runout, variant 2
APE-6002-B-CT1 P C STERLING -P- 1TSide B runout, variant 2
APE-6002-A-PRC-C1-1-1 STERLINGA side runout
APE-6002 B-PRC-C1-1-1 STERLINGB side runout
APE-6002-ASA side label
APE-6002-BSB side label
CHR 1401 A/17420 P 1 1 +OneSide A runout area. +One = engraved and the rest is stamped.
CHR 1401 B/17420 P 11Side B runout area. Stamped.
2 SMX - 59297Side A etched
2 SMX - 59298Side B etched
204979 A - 1 / 82 S IIISide A runout, stamped
204979 B - 1 / 82 S IIISide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Chrysalis L37918 / Chrysalis CHR-1401First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Chrysalis APE 6002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Animal Records 204 979-320, 204 979First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L37918First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Animal Records CHR 1401First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Animal Records APE 6002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Animal Records APE 6002LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Animal Records APE 6002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Spain | Munster Records MR 235LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Futurismo FUTNO22 / Futurismo No. 22LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
10 vinyl pressings of Sax Maniac are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1982 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Animal Records APE 6002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APE 6002, CHR 1401, L37918, 204 979-320, 204 979) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APE-6002-A-CT2 D P T and APE-6002-B-CT1 C STERLING LP- 1T. 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.
