Vinyl pressings
by Sea Level · 1979
Long Walk On A Short Pier 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.
7 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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.
AS-CPN-0227-7 A-7 MASTERDISKSide A runout
BS-CPN-0227-7 PRCW-1 B-7 MASTERDISKSide B runout
ASCPN-0227Label side A
BSCPN-0227Label side B
CPN-0227-ASLabel side A
CPN-0227-BSLabel side B
AS -CPN-0227-3 - I - II Masterdisk PRCSide A runout
BS -CPN-0227-3 - I - I Masterdisk PRCSide B runout
A2 AS-CPN-0227-1Side A runout
A-2 BS-CTN-0227-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Capricorn Records 2429 158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6694First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6694First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0227 / Capricorn Records CPN-0227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Capricorn Records CPN-0227First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Capricorn Records CPN-0227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Capricorn Records CPN-0227First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Capricorn Records CPN-0227LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capricorn Records CPN 0227LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Capricorn Records 2429 195LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Capricorn Records CPN 0227LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Long Walk On A Short Pier are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, Japan. One of them is Capricorn Records CPN 0227.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CPN 0227, CPN-0227, 2429 158, VIP-6694) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS-CPN-0227-7 A-7 MASTERDISK and BS-CPN-0227-7 PRCW-1 B-7 MASTERDISK. 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.
