Vinyl pressings
by Paul Young · 1983
Wherever I Lay My Hat was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
TA 3371 A1 1 timtom-cbs BSide A runout, variant 1
TA 3371 B1 2 TY ΛSide B runout, variant 1
TA 3371 A1 timtom-cbs B ASide A runout, variant 2
TA 3371 B1 TY ASide B runout, variant 2
A 3371-A3Etched, side A
A 3371-B1Etched, side B
TA 337I AISide A
TA 337I BISide B
A-3371-A1̶ 2 timtom ⋀Side A runout
A-3371-B-1 TY ESide B runout
A3371 A*Side A label
A3371 B*Side B label
TA 337I AISide A
TA 337I BISide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 12048First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223087First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223087First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38 04071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS A 3371 / CBS CBSA 3371First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS A 3371 / CBS CBSA 3371First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | CBS CBS A 3371 / CBS A 3371First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Ireland | CBS CBS A 3371First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | CBS A 3371First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Italy | CBS CBS A 3371First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | New Zealand | CBS BA 12048First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | New Zealand | CBS BA 223 087First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Portugal | CBS CBS A 3371First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5490First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS CBS A 3371 / CBS CBS A-3371First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Europe | Columbia 657600 7 / Columbia COL 657600 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Columbia 46585 / Epic 465857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
37 vinyl pressings of Wherever I Lay My Hat are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1983 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS TA 3371.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TA 3371, A 3371, WA 3371, 04071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TA 3371 A1 1 timtom-cbs B and TA 3371 B1 2 TY Λ. 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.
