US
1974- Label and catalog number
- Setting Sun RS-101
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Ronnie McNeir · 1974
Wendy Is Gone / Give Me A Sign was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
PRD-894-4-1 RAD TIIRunout A, etched
GR PRD [PDR Crossed Out]-895-8-1 TIRunout B, etched
(PRD 894A)Label A
(PRD 895B)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Setting Sun RS-101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Prodigal P614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Setting Sun RS-101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Prodigal P614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Prodigal P614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | London Records HLA 10494 / Prodigal HLA 104947", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | London Records HLA 10494 / Prodigal HLA 104947", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Prodigal P6147", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Prodigal P6147", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Prodigal P6147", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Prodigal P6147", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Prodigal P6147", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Wendy Is Gone / Give Me A Sign are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US. One of them is Setting Sun RS-101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS-101, P614) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.