Vinyl pressings
by Pussycat · 1978
Wet Day In September was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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.
5N 062-25989-A/HN 37009-6-XRunout, side A, etched
5N062 -25989-B/1 37010-4-XRunout, side B, etched
5N 062-25989-ALabel, side A
5N 062-25989-BLabel, side B
7C 062 25989 ASide 1 runout
7C 062 25989 BSide 2 runout
5C 062-25989 ASide 1 label
5C 062-25989 BSide 2 label
5N 062-25989-A/HN 37009-6-XRunout, side A, etched
5N062 -25989-B/1 37010-4-XRunout, side B, etched
5N 062-25989-Alabel, side A
5N 062-25989-Blabel, side B
25989ARunout side A
25989BRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | EMI 6923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | EMI EMC-2678First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | Bovema Negram 4B064-25989First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Colombia | EMI 11623First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | EMI F 666 522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | HÖR ZU 1C 064-25 989 / EMI 1C 064-25 989First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | India | EMI EMCE 1047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Bovema Negram 5N 062-25989First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062-25989 / Bovema Negram 5N 062-25989First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Parlophone PCS 6132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | EMI 7C 062-25989First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | EMI EMCS 2027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ(L) 5143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Uruguay | EMI SLPE 500.825First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Chantecler 4-21-404.006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Wet Day In September are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, Argentina, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Bovema Negram 5N 062-25989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5N 062-25989, 5C 062-25989, 6923, EMC-2678) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5N 062-25989-A/HN 37009-6-X and 5N062 -25989-B/1 37010-4-X. 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.
