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.
12 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
5C006-25956-A//36497-1-XRunout, side A, variant 1
5C006-25956-B//36498-2-XRunout, side B, variant 1
5C006-25956-A//36497-1-X 12 A 3 1Runout, side A, variant 2
5C006-25956-B//36498-2-X 1 1Runout, side B, variant 2
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 1643First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Belgium | Bovema Negram 4B006-25956 / Bovema Negram 5N 006-25956First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | Bovema Negram 4B 006-25956 / Bovema Negram 5N 006-25956First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-25 956 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-25 956First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-25 956 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-25 956First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Guatemala | EMI 4443First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Bovema Negram 5N 006-25956First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Bovema Negram 5N 006-25956 / Bovema Negram 5N 006-77023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Bovema Negram 5N 006-25956First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3568First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | South Africa | EMI EMIJ 4223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Sonet Son 2164First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Wet Day In September are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, UK, Belgium, Germany and more. One of them is Bovema Negram 5N 006-25956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5N 006-25956, Son 2164, 4B006-25956, 4B 006-25956) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-25956-A//36497-1-X and 5C006-25956-B//36498-2-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.
