Vinyl pressings
by Lindisfarne · 1974
Happy Daze 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.
10 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.
K-56070-A3 PorkySide A runout Variant 1
K-56070-B2 PeckoSide B runout Variant 1
K-56070-A3 A11 PorkySide A runout Variant 2
K-56070-B2 A12 PeckoSide B runout Variant 2
7E 1018 A CSR Sx ESR-TD-8-13-74 B JRunout side A, variant 1
7E 1018 B-1 CSM Sx ESR-TD-8-12-74 B 2Runout side B, variant 1
7E 1018 A-1 CSM Sx ESR-TD-8-13-74 B 2Runout side A, variant 2
7E 1018 B-2 CSM Sx ESR-TD-8-12-74 B 2Runout side B, variant 2
7E 1018 A-1 SXCTH ESR-TD-8-13-74 JSide A runout variant 1
7E 1018 B CTHSX ESR-TD-8-12-74 ISide B runout variant 1
7E 1018 A-1 SXCTH ESR-TD-8-13-74 JSide A runout variant 2
7E 1018 B CTHSX ESR-TD-8-12-74 B3 ISide B runout variant 2
J 7E 1018 A-CSM ESR-TD-8-13-74 AKSide A Etched Variant 1
7E 1018 B-1 CSM Sx ESR-TD-8-12-74 B 2Side B Etched Variant 1
J 7E 1018 A-CSM ESR-TD-8-13-74 AKSide A Etched Variant 2
S 1 7E1018 B-2 CSM ESR-TD-8-12-74 AZSide B Etched Variant 2
SJ 7E1018A-CSM ESR-JD-8-13-74Side A
S1 7E1018B-2 CSM ESR-JD-8-12-74Side B
ESR-TD-8-13-74 B 2(double struck) 2 7E-1018 A-1 CSM SXSide A runout, etched
ESR-TD-8-12-74 2 7E-1018 B-2 CSM SXSide B runout, etched
7E-1018-ASide A, label matrix
7E-1018-BSide B, label matrix
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 | Elektra 7ES-1018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 4549First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Hispavox HWBS 321-73First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Elektra 7E-1018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Elektra 7E-1018First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Elektra 7E-1018LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | Elektra 7E-1018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Elektra 7E-1018 CSMFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Elektra 7E-1018First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Elektra 7E-1018First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56070LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS-4549LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Happy Daze are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K56070.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K56070, 7E-1018, 7E-1018 CSM, 7ES-1018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-56070-A3 Porky and K-56070-B2 Pecko. 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.
