Vinyl pressings
by Rocky Burnette · 1979
Tired Of Toein' The Line was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 2 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.
S45-X500279 F2 H —◁A-side runout etched
S45-X500291 F2 H —◁B-side runout etched
Mastered By CapitolBoth sides stamped
S-X500279A-side label
S45-X500279 F2 H #4 —◁A-side runout etched
S-45-X500291-Z-16 #3 H —◁B-side runout etched
Mastered By CapitolSide A stamped
S-X500279A-side label
1-8043 XS45-500279 F1 0A side runout
2-8043 S45-X500291-Z-13 #3 0B side runout
1-8043 S-45-X500279-Z-14Side A runout
SX500279A side label matrix
M_ ✲✲ S45-X500279 F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, side A
M_ S45 X500291 F3 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲✲Runout, side B
SX500279Label side, A
SX500291Label side, B
SX500279A side matrix
SX500291B side matrix
1-8043 XN S45-500279 F1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 KPA side runout
2-8043 XS45-X500291 F1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 KPB side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | EMI America 8043First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Canada | EMI America 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | EMI America 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | EMI America 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | EMI America 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | EMI America 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | EMI America 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | EMI America P-8043 / EMI America SPRO-9370First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | EMI America 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | EMI America 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | EMI 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | EMI America 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | EMI America 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Peru | EMI 01.21.16717", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | EMI America 80437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Tired Of Toein' The Line are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada. One of them is EMI America 8043.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8043, P-8043) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S45-X500279 F2 H —◁ and S45-X500291 F2 H —◁. 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.
