Vinyl pressings
by Stonewall Jackson · 1959
Waterloo / Smoke Along The Track was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ZSP45781-1BRunout side A, etched - variant 1
ZSP45780-1GRunout side B, etched - variant 1
ZSP45781-1F..Runout side A, etched - variant 2
ZSP45780-1G.. ..Runout side B, etched - variant 2
ZSP45781-1F....Runout, Side A, Etched (Variant 1)
ZSP45780-1J.Runout, Side B, Etched (Variant 1)
ZSP45781-1BRunout, Side A, Etched (Variant 2)
ZSP45780-1BRunout, Side B, Etched (Variant 2)
ZSP 45781Label A
ZSP 45780Label B
ZSP45781-1D HDeadwax A
ZSP45780-1D HDeadwax B
JZSP 45781A Label
JZSP 45780B Label
J ZSP45781-1EA
J ZSP45780-1EB
JZSP 45781A Label
JZSP 45780B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Coronet KS-322First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Australia | Coronet KS-322First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia 4-41393First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia 41393First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Denmark | Philips 322 458 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Philips 322 458 BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | Philips 322 458 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Philips 322 458 BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Philips 322 458 BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Coronet KS 322First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Norway | Philips 322 458 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | South Africa | Columbia cc 326First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.941First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.941First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.941First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Philips 322 458 BF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Waterloo / Smoke Along The Track are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-41393.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41393, 45-PB.941, KS-322, 41393) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP45781-1B and ZSP45780-1G. 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.
