Vinyl pressings
by Midnight Star · 1988
Snake In The Grass was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 2 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.
[SRC Logo] V-1-15433 G-1 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL E_Runout Side A
[SRC Logo] V-2-15433 G-2 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL E_Runout Side B
61148BTrack A1 matrix, label side A
61148CTrack A2 matrix, label side A
[SRC logo] B-1-44284 G-1 ERunout Side A
[SRC logo] B-2-44284 G-2 ERunout Side B
[SRC logo] B-1-44284 G-1 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ERunout Side A
[SRC logo] B-2-44284 G-1 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ERunout Side B
[SRC Logo] B-1-44284 G-1 1-2 SP AR MASTERED BY CAPITOL ℇ_ R-22100-G1 △ 23472 o-Runout Both Sides
61148ALabel Both Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Benelux | Solar Records SOLD 127944First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | US | Solar V-15433First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Solar B-44284First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Solar P-B-44284First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Benelux | Solar SOLS 79447" | 7" |
| 1989 | Germany | Solar C 600812" | 12" |
| 1989 | Germany | Solar INT 126.01412", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | Spain | Zafiro 2011239812", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Germany | Solar INT 111.0137", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | Solar INT 111.0137", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Snake In The Grass are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Benelux. One of them is Solar V-15433.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-15433, B-44284, P-B-44284, SOLD 127944) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SRC Logo] V-1-15433 G-1 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL E_ and [SRC Logo] V-2-15433 G-2 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL E_. 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.
