Vinyl pressings
by Quantum Jump · 1976
The Lone Ranger 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.
7 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
HI YO PORKY AWAYYYYYYSide A (hand written)
1 WATT-2.A-1 BSide A (stamped)
PECKOSide B (hand written)
1 WATT-2.B-1 BSide B (stamped)
WOT-11979ASide A
WOT-11979BSide B
AR/00746*Label side A
AR/00746Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | The Electric Record Company WOT-11979First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Intercord INT 111.351First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Italy | Ariston AR/00746First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Italy | Ariston AR/00746*First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | South Africa | The Electric Record Company CES 004First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | UK | The Electric Record Company WATT 2First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | The Electric Record Company WATT 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | The Electric Record Company WOT 27", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | The Electric Record Company WOT 337", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1979 | Belgium | The Electric Record Company 2016 1027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | The Electric Record Company INT 126.35012", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1979 | Germany | The Electric Record Company INT 111.3607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | The Electric Record Company INT 111.3607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | Pye Records WOT 337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CNR 144.6907", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of The Lone Ranger are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Australia, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is The Electric Record Company WATT 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WATT 2, WOT-11979, INT 111.351, AR/00746) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HI YO PORKY AWAYYYYYY and 1 WATT-2.A-1 B. 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.
