Vinyl pressings
by Jean Shepard · 1973
Slippin' Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
UAST-11917-1 RFS/WSS T1A side runout
UAST--11918-2 RFS.\/WSS T1B side runout
UAST-11917A side label
UAST-11918B side label
UAST-11917 RFS/WSS K-5424Runout side A etched
UAST-11918 RFS/WSS K-5425Runout side B etched
UAST-11917A side label
UAST-11918B side label
UAST-11917Label side A
UA-11917Label side B
UAST-11917Label side A
UA-11917Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | United Artists Records UAK-5163First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | United Artists Records UA 35592 / United Artists Records UA 35 592First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAK 5163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW248-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW248-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW248-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW248-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW248-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UP 355927", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UP 355927", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | United Artists Records UA-XW248-W7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Slippin' Away are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Germany, New Zealand. One of them is United Artists Records UA-XW248-W.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-XW248-W, UAK-5163, UA 35592, UAK 5163) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAST-11917-1 RFS/WSS T1 and UAST--11918-2 RFS.\/WSS T1. 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.
