Vinyl pressings
by Liz Damon's Orient Express · 1970
1900 Yesterday was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 4 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.
W-496-1C TIIIIRunout side A variant 1
W-497-1C TIIIIRunout side B variant 1
W̶W̶-̶6̶3̶8̶B̶ ̶-̶ ̶1̶A̶ W 496 - 1A TIIIIIRunout side A variant 2
W̶W̶ ̶3̶6̶8̶-̶A̶ ̶-̶ ̶1̶A̶ W 497 - 1A TIIIIIRunout side B variant 2
W-496 503-1-75 [MR] △82510Side A etched [stamped]
W-497 503-2-75 [MR] △82510-XSide B etched [stamped]
W-496Side A Label
W-497Side B Label
503-1-T5 (MR) Δ82510
503-2-T5 (MR) Δ82510-X
W-496Side A Label
W-497Side B Label
45-503-1Label A
45-502-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Tonodisc TD 136First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | White Whale WWK-4052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | White Whale WW 368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | White Whale WW 368First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | White Whale WW-368First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | White Whale WW-368First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1970 | US | White Whale WW 368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Makaha M-503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | White Whale WW 368First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Makaha M-503First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | White Whale WW 368First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | White Whale WW 368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Spain | White Whale W-345007", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | White Whale HIT-18527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Goldies 45 D-25757", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of 1900 Yesterday are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada. One of them is White Whale WW 368.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WW 368, WW-368, M-503, TD 136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-496-1C TIIII and W-497-1C TIIII. 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.
