Vinyl pressings
by Mandrill · 1975
Solid was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 12 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.
UALA-408-1-RE-1 KENDUN B 22Runout side A, etched/stamped
UALA-408-2-RE-1 KENDUN B 3 22Runout side B, etched/stamped
UALA-408-1-RE-1 KENDUN B. 3 22Runout side A, etched/stamped version 2
UALA-408-2-RE-1 KENDUN B 3 22Runout side B, etched/stamped version 2
UALA- 401-1 -RE-1 KENDUN B W #63Runout A etched; KENDUN B stamped
UALA- 408-2-RE-1 KENDUN B N #69Runout B etched; KENDUN B stamped
T UALA-408-1-RE-1-1 KENDUN BRunout side A, etched/stamped
T 2 UALA-408-2-RE-1-1 KENDUN BRunout side B, etched/stamped
T1 UALA-408-1-RE-1 KENDUN B Ʌ3Side A runout
T2 UALA-408-2-RE-1 KENDUN B Ʌ1Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | United Artists Records L 35534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | United Artists Records UALP 12017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA408-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA408-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Chile | United Artists Records UA-LA408-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 786 XOFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29786First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80208First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | United Artists Records GX 01-773First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Singapore | United Artists Records UA-LA408-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | United Artists Records 89 382-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 29786First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA408-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA408-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA408-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA408-GLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Solid are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1975 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA408-G.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA408-G, UAS 29786, L 35534, UALP 12017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UALA-408-1-RE-1 KENDUN B 22 and UALA-408-2-RE-1 KENDUN B 3 22. 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.
