Vinyl pressings
by Lew Lewis Reformer · 1979
Save The Wail was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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.
SEEZ 16 A 1 EG COME ON YOU BLUES SA S-8Side A runout variant 1
SEEZ 16 B 1 EG EAGLES!! SA S-8Side B runout variant 1
SEEZ 16 A 1 EG COME ON YOU BLUES SA S-3Side A runout variant 2
SEEZ 16 B 1 EG EAGLES!! SA S-1Side B runout variant 2
BLY 940819 ARunout A side
BLY 940819 BRunout B side
BLY 940819 ASide A runout
BLY 940819 BSide B runout
6.23999-01-1Side 1
6.23999-01-2Side 2
SEE 16 A 31 C1Side A runout
SEE 16 b 31C1Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Stiff Records L 37058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 940 819First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 940819First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.23999 AO / Stiff Records SEEZ 16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Stiff Records VIP-6695First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Stiff Records SEE 16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Stiff Records SEEZ 16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Stiff Records TXS 3160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Stiff Records TXS 3160First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Stiff Records SEEZ 16First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Portugal | Stiff Records SEEZ 16 NPLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Stiff Records SEEZ 16 / Stiff Records 6.23999 BLLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Stiff Records SEEZ 16 / Stiff Records 6.23999 BLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Stiff Records SEEZ 16LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Save The Wail are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Stiff Records SEEZ 16.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SEEZ 16, L 37058, 940 819, 940819) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SEEZ 16 A 1 EG COME ON YOU BLUES SA S-8 and SEEZ 16 B 1 EG EAGLES!! SA S-8. 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.
