Vinyl pressings
by Steeleye Span · 1970
Hark! The Village Wait was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
ZGBS 0358-1E A1RSide A runout variant 1
ZGBS 0359-1E A1ISide B runout variant 1
ZGBS 0358-1E A1DSide A runout variant 2
ZGBS 0359-1E A1ESide B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Zealand | RCA Victor RPLS 3450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | United Artists Records SUAL-934188 / Liberty SLYL-934188LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29160LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Liberty LP-80363LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 29160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 29160LP, Single Sided, Album, White Label | LP, Single Sided, Album, White Label |
| 1974 | UK | Mooncrest CREST 22LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | Mooncrest CREST 22LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | Mooncrest CREST 22LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | Mooncrest CREST 22LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | Mooncrest CREST 22LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Australia | Chrysalis L 36142 / Chrysalis L-36,142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Australia | Chrysalis L 36142 / Chrysalis L-36,142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1120LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Shanachie SH 79052LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Shanachie SH 79052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Mooncrest CREST 003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records L-34188 / United Artists Records L-34,188LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Chrysalis L 36142 / Chrysalis L-36142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | United Artists Records SUAL-934188 / United Artists Records SLYL-934188LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | United Artists Records SUAL-934188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Mooncrest CREST 22LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Mooncrest CREST 22LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Mooncrest CREST 22LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Mooncrest CREST 22LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Hark! The Village Wait are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is RCA Victor SF 8113, released June 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SF 8113, RPLS 3450) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZGBS 0358-1E A1R and ZGBS 0359-1E A1I. 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.
