Vinyl pressings
by Joe Tex · 1978
Loose Caboose 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.
12 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
DIAL 2800 A ZSSB 152911-1B-1-1 PRCA-Side Runout Etching
DIAL 2800 B ZSSB 152912-1D-1-1 PRCB-Side Runout Etching
Dia-2800-AA-Side Label
Dia-2800-BB-Side Label
DIAL 2800-A ZSSB15911-ID MR A105306Runout Side A
DIAL 2800-B ZSSB15912-1E MR A105306-XRunout Side B
Dia-2008-ALabel Side A
Dia-2008-BLabel Side B
2000-ALabel side A
2000-BLabel side B
ZSSB-152911-1A DIAL-2800-ARunout side A
DIAL-2800-BRunout side B
Dia-2800-ALabel side A
Dia-2800-BLabel side B
ZSSB-152911-1A DIAL-2800-ARunout groove inscription
Dia-2800-ALabel
MX187572A
MX187573B
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 | Epic ES 325 / T.K. Records ES 325First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Europe | T.K. Disco TKR 12.7513 / T.K. Disco TKR 7513First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | Germany | T.K. Records TKR S 7513 / T.K. Records TKR 7513First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Germany | T.K. Records TKR S 7513 / T.K. Records TKR 7513First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | T.K. Records TKR 7513First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | T.K. Disco TKR 7513First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | Spain | T.K. Records TKR 7513 / Epic TKR 7513First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Dial 2800First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Dial 2800First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Dial 2800First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Dial 2800First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Dial 2800First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Loose Caboose are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Dial 2800.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2800, ES 325, TKR 12.7513, TKR S 7513) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DIAL 2800 A ZSSB 152911-1B-1-1 PRC and DIAL 2800 B ZSSB 152912-1D-1-1 PRC. 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.
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