Vinyl pressings
by John Joseph Hall · 1978
John Hall 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.
10 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
6E-117-A-1 PRCWA Side Runout variant 1
6E-117 B-1 PRCW 1-1 TML-MB Side Runout variant 1
6E-117-A-1 PRCW 1-1A Side Runout variant 2
6E-117 B-1 PRCW 1-1 TML-MB Side Runout variant 2
6E-117-A SPRunout Side A
6E-117 B SP TM-MRunout Side B
6E-117-A SPLabel Side A
6E-117-B SPLabel Side B
6E-117-A-2 PRC - II - I PRCSide A Hand Etched - variant 1
6E-117 B-2 PRC - II - IISide B Hand Etched - variant 1
TML-SSide B Stamped - variant 1
PRCSide B Hand Etched - variant 1
6E-117-A -2 PRC - II - I PRCRunout side A
6E-117 B-2-II-I PRC TML-S PRCRunout side B
6E 117-A SP TML-M 1-1 [Specialty Logo]Runout Side A
6E 117-B SP TML-M 1-1 [Specialty Logo]Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10497YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Asylum Records K 53075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records 6E-117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records 6E-117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records 6E-117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records 6E-117First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records 6E-117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records 6E-117First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records 6E-117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of John Hall are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Asylum Records 6E-117.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-117, K 53075, P-10497Y) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E-117-A-1 PRCW and 6E-117 B-1 PRCW 1-1 TML-M. 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.
