Vinyl pressings
by Little River Band · 1978
It's A Long Way There (Greatest Hits) was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
EMA.328A-2 MAXICUTSide A Stamped, Variant 1
EMA 328 B-3 MAXICUTSide B Stamped, Variant 1
EMA.328A-2 MAXICUTSide A Stamped, Variant 2
EMA.328B-2 MAXICUTSide B Stamped, Variant 2
EMA-328-A 1S 4 2109 38X68 4Runout Side A
EMA-328-B 1S 5Runout Side B
(EMS-328-A)Label Side A
(EMS-328-B)Label Side A
EMA-328-A 1S 4 2109 38X68 4Runout Side A
EMA-328-B 1S 5Runout Side B
(EMS-328-A)Label Side A
(EMS-328-B)Label Side A
5C-058-82516-A//38857-1-Runout side A
5C-058-82516-B//38858-1-Runout side B
5C 058-82516-ALabel side A
5C 058-82516-BLabel side B
5C-058-82516-A//38857-1- 8 A 1 1Runout side A
5C-058-82516-B//38858-1- 6 2 1 ARunout side B
5C 058-82516-ALabel side A
5C 058-82516-BLabel side B
EMA328AA
EMA328BB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | EMI EMA.328 / EMI EMA-328First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Japan | EMI EMS-81186First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Japan | EMI EMS-81186First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Netherlands | OZ Records 5C 058-82516 / EMI 1A 054-82516First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Netherlands | OZ Records 5C 058-82516 / EMI 5C 058-82516First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | EMI EMA.328 / EMI EMA-328First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | EMI EMA.328 A / EMI EMA-328 BFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | South Africa | EMI Brigadiers OZSJ(L) 8003First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | France | EMI 2C 068 82516LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Germany | EMI 1 C 064-82 516LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | EMI Records Australia EMA.328BLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Australia | EMI EMA.328LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Australia | EMI EMA.328LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1 C 064-82 516LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | New Zealand | EMI EMA.328 / EMI EMA 328LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
15 vinyl pressings of It's A Long Way There (Greatest Hits) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Australia, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand and more. One of them is EMI EMA.328.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMA.328, EMS-81186, 5C 058-82516, EMA.328 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMA.328A-2 MAXICUT and EMA 328 B-3 MAXICUT. 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.
