Vinyl pressings
by Magna Carta · 1971
Songs From Wasties Orchard was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 7 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.
6360040 1Y//1 1 1 3A-side stamped variant 1
6360040 2Y//1 1 1 5B-side stamped variant 1
6360040 1Y//1 1 1 2A-side stamped variant 2
6360040 2Y//1 1 1 2B-side stamped variant 2
6360040 1Y//1 1 1 7A-side
6360040 2Y//1 1 1 3B-side
6360040 1Y 2YS 1862A-side etched
6360040 2Y 2YS 1863B-side etched
6360 040 1Y / 6360 040 2YB-side label
10 AA6360040 1Y 320 1 A1Runout A, stamped, variant 1
10 AA6360040 2Y 320 1 CRunout B, stamped, variant 1
10 AA6360040 1Y 320 1 DRunout A, stamped, variant 2
10 AA6360040 2Y 320 1 GRunout B, stamped, variant 2
6360 040 1-1 520 22 09 71
6360 040 2-1 520 22 09 71
B 6360040 1 S K1 1 1+ TLA-side stamped
6360040 2 S 1 1 1+B-side stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 040 LFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Vertigo SFX-7428First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Vertigo SFX-7428First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 040 / Vertigo 6360040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 040 / Vertigo 6360040LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 040 / Vertigo 6360040LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 040 / Vertigo 6360040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Italy | Akarma AK 254Album, LP, Reissue | Album, LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Vertigo 6360 040LP, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | Europe | Akarma AK 254LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Netherlands | Vertigo 9199 137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Vertigo 9199 137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Singapore | Vertigo 6360 040 / Vertigo 6360040LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Vertigo 6360 040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Songs From Wasties Orchard are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Australia, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 040.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 040, 6360 040 L, SFX-7428, 6360040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360040 1Y//1 1 1 3 and 6360040 2Y//1 1 1 5. 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.
