Vinyl pressings
by Ralph McTell · 1975
Streets was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
K•56105•A2 Λ ∴ 13Side A runout, variant 1
K•56105•B1 K̶•̶5̶4̶0̶3̶0̶•̶B̶1̶ ∴ 71Side B runout, variant 1
K•56105•A2 5 A ASide A runout, variant 2
K̶•̶5̶4̶0̶3̶0̶•̶B̶1̶ K-56105-B1 5 ASide B runout, variant 2
K•56105•A2 ∴ B 17Side A runout stamped
K•56105•B1 K̶•̶5̶4̶0̶3̶0̶•̶B̶1̶ ( )Side B runout stamped
K 56105 ASide A label
K 56105 BSide B label
p M-426-AS X wcw AzRunout side A
p M-426-BS wcw AzRunout side B
M-468-ASLabel side A
M-468-BSLabel side B
S 2 M-426-AS 1A 𝓌𝒸𝓌 𝒜𝓏 ARunout, Side A
S 1 M-486-BS 1A 𝓌𝒸𝓌 𝒜𝓏 ARunout, Side B
T\ M-426-AS 2 𝓌𝒸𝓌 AzRunout, Side A
T\ M-486-BS 2 𝓌𝒸𝓌 AzRunout, Side B
M-468-ASSide A Record Label
M-468-BSSide B Record Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | EMI EMA-312First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | 20th Century Records 9209-486First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 105First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2382 056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Polydor 23 10 402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56105 / Warner Bros. Records K56105First yearLP, Advance, Album, Stereo | LP, Advance, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56105 / Warner Bros. Records K56105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | 20th Century Records T-486First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | 20th Century Records T-486First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | 20th Century Records T-486First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | 20th Century Records T-486First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | AVES INT 146.505LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Kicking Mule Records KM 307LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Kicking Mule Records KM 307LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56105 / Warner Bros. Records K56105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Streets are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 56105.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 56105, T-486, EMA-312, 9209-486) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K•56105•A2 Λ ∴ 13 and K•56105•B1 K̶•̶5̶4̶0̶3̶0̶•̶B̶1̶ ∴ 71. 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.
