Vinyl pressings
by Renaissance · 1978
A Song For All Seasons 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.
22 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
2-21 K 56460 A EGRunout side A, variant 1
2-34 K 56460-B EGRunout side B, variant 1
S-21 K 56460 A EGRunout side A, variant 2
S-35 K 56460 B EGRunout side B, variant 2
S-36 K 56460 A 2 EGSide A, etched exc. 2 stamped
S-36 K-56460-B 2 EGSide B, etched exc. 2 stamped
K 56460 A*Label Side A
K 56460 B*Label Side B
SRK-1-6049-RE1-JW1#1 JR 0Runout side A, variant 1
SRK-2-6049-RE1-JW1#2 JR 0Runout side B, variant 1
SRK-1-6049-RE1-JW1#1 JR 0Runout side A, variant 2
SUB SRK-2-6049-RE1-JW1 JR 0Runout side B, variant 2
SRK-1-6049-RE1-WW1#5 JR • ━◁Variant 1 Side A
SRK-2-6049-RE1-WW1#3 JR • ━◁Variant 1 Side B
SRK-1-6049-RE1-WW1#3 JR • ━◁Variant 2 Side A
SRK-1-6049-RE1-WW1#4 JR • ━◁Variant 2 Side B
SRK-1-6049-RE-2 LW-1--Side A runout
SRK-2-6049 LW-2-RE 2 ✲Side B runout
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 | Australia & New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WS 3509First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Sire 9147-6049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BAN 56460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Sire U 56460 / Warner Bros. Records U 56460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records U 56460First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10525WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10525WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records LP-S-65-42First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56460LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records LB 56460 / Warner Bros. Records 56460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Esoteric Recordings PECLECLP2667LP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 2023 | UK | Esoteric Recordings PECLECLP2667LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records K 56460LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56460LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56460LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 460 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 460LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of A Song For All Seasons are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 56460.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 56460, SRK 6049, WS 3509, 36.076) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2-21 K 56460 A EG and 2-34 K 56460-B EG. 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.
