Canada
1974- Label and catalog number
- Little David Records LD 59651
- Format
- LP, Album

Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Rankin · 1974
Silver Morning was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 5 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.
S40,946-1A-2-GSide A runout
S40,947-1A-2-GSide B runout
0 S40,946-1A-2-GSide 1
0 S40,947-1A-2-GSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Little David Records LD 59651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Little David Records LD 59651 / Little David Records LD 3000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Little David Records LD 3000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Little David Records LD 3000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Little David Records P-8586LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Little David Records LD 59651 / Warner Bros. Records LD 59651First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 59651First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1974 | UK | Little David Records K 59651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3000First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3000LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3000LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Little David Records 90131-1-YLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Little David Records 90131-1-YLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Little David Records 790 131-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Philippines | Little David Records LD-3000LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of Silver Morning are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Canada, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is Little David Records LD 59651.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LD 59651, LD 3000, K 59651, P-8586L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.