Vinyl pressings
by Shadowfax · 1976
Watercourse Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
T 1 PPSD-98013-A-1 STERLING BSide A runout (Variant 1)
T 1 PPSD-98013-B-2 STERLING FSide B runout (Variant 1)
T 1 PPSD-98013-A-1 STERLING ASide A runout (Variant 2)
T 1 PPSD-98013-B-2 STERLING DSide B runout (Variant 2)
T 1 PPSD-98013-A-1 STERLING ASide A runout, etched; "STERLING" and "A" are stamped
T 1 PPSD-98013-B-2 STERLING DSide B runout, etched; "STERLING" and "D" are stamped
9167-98013-A (GRT) (P)
9167-98013-B (GRT) (P)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Passport Records 9167-98013 / Passport Records 9167 98013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Passport Records PPSD 98013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Passport Records PPSD 98013LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Passport Records PPSD 98013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | Lost Lake Arts LL-90085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Europe | A&M Records 370 085-1 / Windham Hill Records 370 085-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Windham Hill Records TA-C-0085 / Windham Hill Records 6.26261 APLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | A&M Records LP 370 085-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Lost Lake Arts LL-0085 / Windham Hill Records LL-0085LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1985 | US | Lost Lake Arts LL-0085 / Windham Hill Records LL-0085LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1985 | US | Lost Lake Arts LL-85LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | Windham Hill Records LL 85LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
12 vinyl pressings of Watercourse Way are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1976 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada. One of them is Passport Records PPSD 98013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PPSD 98013, 9167-98013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T 1 PPSD-98013-A-1 STERLING B and T 1 PPSD-98013-B-2 STERLING F. 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.
