Vinyl pressings
by Led Zeppelin · 1976
The Soundtrack From The Film The Song Remains… was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
77 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 23 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.
SSK 89402 A1Side A runout variant 1
SSK 89402 B1Side B runout variant 1
SSK 89402 C1Side C runout variant 1
SSK 89402 D2Side D runout variant 1
SSK 89402 A1Side A Stamped variation 1
SSK 89402 B1Side B Stamped variation 1
SSK 89402 C1Side C Stamped variation 1
SSK 89402 D2Side D Stamped variation 1
SSK 89402 A2 .E.G.Side A runout, etched
SSK 89402 B2 .E.G.Side B runout, etched
SSK 89402 C2 .E.G.Side C runout, etched
SSK 89402 D-1 .E.G.Side D runout, etched
I-9 SSK 89402 A EGSide A runout, variant 1
I-3 SSK 89402 B EGSide B runout, variant 1
I-16 SSK 89402 C EGSide C runout, variant 1
I-14 SSK 89402 D EGSide D runout, variant 1
SSK·89402·A3 11Side A runout
SSK-89402-B-6 14 ASide B runout
SSK·89402·C4 BSide C runout
SSK 89402 D4 7 BSide D runout
ST-SS-763683-NSide A, etched, Var.1
ST-SS-763684-LSide B, etched, Var.1
ST-SS-763685-PSide C, etched, Var.1
ST-SS-763686-NSide D, etched, Var.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Swan Song 2SS 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Swan Song SS 2-201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Swan Song SS 2-201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Swan Song SS 2-201 / Swan Song SS2-201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Belgium | Swan Song SS 89 402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Swan Song 2SS 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Swan Song SS 2-201 / Swan Song 2SS 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Swan Song SS 2-201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Swan Song SS 2-201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | Swan Song SS 89 402 (SS 2-201)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Swan Song 89402 2XUFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Swan Song 89.402 / Swan Song SSK89402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Swan Song 89 402 / Swan Song SSK89402 SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Swan Song 89402 2XU / Swan Song 89402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Swan Song 89402 / Swan Song 89402 2XUFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Swan Song SS 89 402LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Swan Song SS 89 402 / Swan Song (SS 2-201)LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | Spain | Swan Song 89402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Swan Song 89402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Mexico | Swan Song L2WA-5228 / Atlantic L2WA-5228LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | Swan Song P-4403~4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | South Korea | Swan Song OL W 271 SS 2-201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Venezuela | WEA WEA 3179 / WEA SWS-201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Mexico | Swan Song L2WA-5228 / Atlantic L2WA-5228LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Mexico | Swan Song L2WA-5228 / Atlantic L2WA-5228LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1988 | Brazil | Swan Song 675.4003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Brazil | Swan Song 675.4003 / Swan Song 00181/82LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Swan Song AMJY 2008-9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | South Korea | Swan Song SS 2-201 1198LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Swan Song SS 2-201 / Classic Records SS 2-201LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2002 | US | Atlantic TATC 2201 / Classic Records SS 2-201LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2007 | US | Swan Song RHI1-357564LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2008 | UK | Swan Song R1 357564LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | US | Swan Song R1 357564LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Swan Song R1 357564LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Japan | Swan Song WPJR-10043/6LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set |
| 2018 | Europe | Swan Song 0603497862726LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set |
| 2018 | Europe | Swan Song 0603497859405 / Swan Song 0603497862726Box Set, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, Multichannel, Stereo | Box Set, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, Multichannel, Stereo |
| 2018 | Europe | Swan Song 0603497859405 / Swan Song 0603497862726Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Numbered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, Multichannel, Stereo · Numbered | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Numbered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, Multichannel, Stereo · Numbered |
| 2018 | Japan | Swan Song WPZR-30800LP, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, DVD-Video, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition | LP, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, DVD-Video, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition |
| 2018 | US | Swan Song R1 565219LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set |
| 2018 | US | Swan Song R2-567336 / Swan Song 0603497862726Box Set, LP, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, Stereo | Box Set, LP, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Swan Song 87500/1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Swan Song 611.7002 / Swan Song W 68.001/2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Swan Song 68.001 002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Swan Song 68.001 002LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Swan Song 68.001 002LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Swan Song 2SS-201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Swan Song 2SS 201 / Swan Song SS 2-201 1198LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Colombia | Atlantic WEA-10629/30LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SS 89 402 / Swan Song K 89 402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SS 89 402 / Swan Song K 89402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SS 89 402 / Swan Song (SS 2-201)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SS 89 402 / Swan Song SS 89 402 (SS 2-201)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SS 89 402 / Swan Song SSK 89 402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SS 89 402 / Swan Song SSK 89 402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SS 89 402 / Swan Song K 89 402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
204 vinyl pressings of The Soundtrack From The Film The Song Remains… are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1976 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Colombia, Israel and more. One of them is Swan Song SSK 89402, released October 22, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSK 89402, SSK89402, SS 2-201, SS2-201 1198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SSK 89402 A1 and SSK 89402 B1. 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.
