Vinyl pressings
by Nils Lofgren · 1976
Cry Tough was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 17 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.
Monarch circular logoStamped Both Sides
A&M SP4881(RE-1)-M3-REPL Δ20435 Terre Haute X TSide A, Variant 1
A&M SP4882(RE-1)-M2-EX XT Δ20435-X CRP-Terre HauteSide B, Variant 1
T1 A&M SP4881(RE-1)-T1Side A, Variant 2
CRP-PiTTMAN A&M SP4881(RE-1)-M3-REPL (MR) △20435Side A runout
CRP-PiTTMAN A&M SP4882(RE-1)-M1 (MR) △20435-XSide B runout
SP-4881Side A label
SP-4882Side B label
A&M SP4881(RE-1) - M1 (MR) Δ20435 (4)A Side Etch
A&M SP4882(RE-1)-M1 (MR) Δ20435-X (2)B Side Etch
A&M SP4881(RE-1)-M1 (MR) Δ20435 (2)Runout Side 1, variant 1
A&M SP4882(RE-1)-M1 (MR) Δ20435-X(2)Runout Side 2, variant 1
A&M SP4881(RE-1)-M1 (MR) Δ20435 (4)Runout Side 1, variant 2
A&M SP4882(RE-1)-M1 (MR) Δ20435-X(5)Runout Side 2, variant 2
A+M SP4881 (RE-1)-M1 △20435 (4)Runout Side A Etched [Variant 1]
A+M SP4882 (RE-1)-M1 △20435-X (5)Runout Side B Etched [Variant 1]
A+M SP4881 (RE-1)-M1 △20435 (2)Runout Side A Etched [Variant 2]
A+M SP4882 (RE-1)-M1 △20435-X (2)Runout Side B Etched [Variant 2]
T1 A&M SP4881(RE-1)-T1Side A
T2 A&M SP4882(RE-1)-T1 ASide B
SP-4881Side A Label
SP-4882Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | A&M Records L 35863First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M 2172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4573First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4573First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | France | A&M Records 875067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | A&M Records 875067First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | Germany | A&M Records 27 374 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 64573First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | A&M Records GP-297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | A&M Records GP-297First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | A&M Records (SP-4573) 27 374 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | A&M Records (SP-4573) 27 374 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 35863 (SP 4573) / A&M Records 35863First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Fame FA 41 3070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Fame FA 4130701LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | A&M Records SP-4573LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64573LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64573LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64573LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-2763LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64573LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64573LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 3145LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
48 vinyl pressings of Cry Tough are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1976 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Yugoslavia, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4573.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4573, AMLH 64573, LP 5606, L 35863) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Monarch circular logo and A&M SP4881(RE-1)-M3-REPL Δ20435 Terre Haute X T. 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.
