US
1952- Label and catalog number
- Cook 1070
- Format
- LP, 10" · Red Trancluscent
- Runout / matrix
COOK 1070A-1Side A
COOK 1070BSide B
Vinyl pressings
by No Artist · 1952
Rail Dynamics was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. 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 1952, 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.
COOK 1070A-1Side A
COOK 1070BSide B
COOK 1070A-1Side A Runout - Etched
COOK 1070BSide B Runout - Etched
COOK 1070A-1Side A
COOK 1070BSide B
COOK 1070A-1Side A runout hand etched
COOK 1070BSide B runout hand etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Cook 1070LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| ? | US | Cook 1270LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cook 1270LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Cook 1270LP | LP |
| ? | US | Cook 1270LP | LP |
| ? | US | Cook 1270LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cook 1270sdLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Cook 1070LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| ? | US | Cook 1270LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Cook 1270LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Rail Dynamics are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US, Australia. One of them is Cook 1070.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1070) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, COOK 1070A-1 and COOK 1070B. 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.
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