Vinyl pressings
by Smokie · 1979
The Other Side Of The Road 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 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.
63337-A1Runout Side A, variant 1
63337-B1Runout Side B, variant 1
63337-A1 2.Runout Side A, variant 2
63337-B1 2.Runout Side B, variant 2
SRAK 539 A-2U 1 RR STRAWBERRYSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
SRAK 539 B-1U 3 STRAWBERRY GHSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
SRAK 539 A-2U 1 0 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
SRAK 539 B-1U 1 0 STRAWBERRY GHSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
SRAK 539 A-2URunout Side A
SRAK 539 B-1URunout Side B
STRAWBERRYRunout Both Sides
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 | RAK SRAK 539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | RAK 2C 070-63 337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | RAK 1C 074-63 337 / EMI Electrola 1C 074-63 337First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Ireland | RAK SRAK 539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | RAK SRAK 539 / CBS SRAK 539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | RAK 1A 062-63337First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Rhodesia | RAK SRAKJ (L) 6027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | RAK 7C 062-63337First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | RAK 7C 062-63337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | RAK SRAKJ(L) 6027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | RAK 10C 066-063.337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | RAK SRAK 539 / RAK 0C 062-63 337First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Zambia | RAK SRAKJ(L) 6027 / EMI SRAKJL 6027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Korea | RAK OLE-307 / RAK SRAK 539,LP | LP |
| 1980 | Turkey | BLAM 1064LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSRAK-73107 / RAK SRAK 539LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of The Other Side Of The Road are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is RAK 1C 074-63 337.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 074-63 337, SRAK 539, 2C 070-63 337, 1A 062-63337) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 63337-A1 and 63337-B1. 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.
