Vinyl pressings
by Leon Redbone · 1981
From Branch To Branch was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ST-EC-804629A @TGP SP 0-1SM1-3Side A runout etched, variant 1
ST-EC-804630A- @TGP 0-3SM1-1Side B runout etched, variant 1
ST-EC-804629A @TGP SP 0-1SM2-1Side A runout etched, variant 2
ST-EC-804630A- @TGP 0-3SM1-2Side B runout etched, variant 2
ST-EC-804629A @tGP AR B-15497 + + + △-1183A etched
ST-EC-804630A- @tGP AR + + △-1183-X B-15498+B etched
ST-EC-804629-ARA-side label
ST-EC-804630-ARB-side label
ST-EC-804629D 1-1 s𝑓/atlRunout, Side A, Etched
SRC [logo]Runout, Side A, Stamped
ST-EC-804630A- @tGP 0-3Runout, Side B, Etched
ST-EC-804629-SPLabel Side A
K50778 A-1Etched Runout - Side A
K50778 B-1Etched Runout - Side A
STRAWBERRYStamped Runout - Sides A & B
MX197935 EC38136-2 DSide A runout
MX197936 B (etched) EC38136-2Side B runout
XEC-38136•A• TLC-A ac QRunout A
XEC-38136•B• TLC-A ac QRunout B
ST-EC-804629Label A
ST-EC-804630Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Emerald City Records EC-38-136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Emerald City Records XEC-38-136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Emerald City Records XEC-38-136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 778First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 778First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ireland | Atlantic ATL 50778 / Atlantic K 50778First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Atlantic ATL 50778First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 778First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Atlantic K50778 / Atlantic EC-38-136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Emerald City Records EC-38-136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Emerald City Records EC 38-136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Emerald City Records EC-38-136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of From Branch To Branch are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Emerald City Records EC-38-136.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EC-38-136, EC 38-136, K50778, XEC-38-136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-EC-804629A @TGP SP 0-1SM1-3 and ST-EC-804630A- @TGP 0-3SM1-1. 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.
