Vinyl pressings
by Loudon Wainwright III · 1979
A Live One 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.
7 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
S-4 RAD 24 A1 EG toneSide A runout, etched (Variant 1)
S-1 RAD 24 B1 EGSide B runout, etched (Variant 1)
S-2 RAD 24 A1 EG toneSide A runout, etched (Variant 2)
S-1 RAD 24 B1 EGSide B runout, etched (Variant 2)
RAD 24 A1 EG Tone WEA T/P1Side A etched
RAD 24 B1 EG TP1Side B etched
1 tone S-5 RAD 24 A1 EGSide A runout
1 S-1 RAD 24 B1 EGSide B runout
11830Side A label
11831Side B label
WEH-56711-A PFRunout side A
WEH-56711-B PFRunout side B
WEA-56711-A PFRunout side A
WEA-56711-B PFRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 6592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Radar Records RAD 56 711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Radar Records RAD 56 711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Radar Records RAD 56 711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records RAD 24First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records RAD 24First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records RAD 24First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Radar Records RAD 56 711 / Radar Records RAD 24LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Stony Plain Records SPL 1032 / Stony Plain Records SPL.1032LP | LP |
| 1980 | US | Rounder Records 3050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Guimbarda GS-11.164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK & Europe | Edsel Records ED223 / Edsel Records ED 233LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of A Live One are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, Europe, Scandinavia. One of them is Radar Records RAD 24.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAD 24, VPL1 6592, RAD 56 711) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-4 RAD 24 A1 EG tone and S-1 RAD 24 B1 EG. 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.
