Vinyl pressings
by Strawbs · 1975
Nomadness was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
AMLH•68331•A3 A PORKY PRIME CUT ∴Runout side A etched, AMLH•68331•A3 stamped
AMLH•68331•B1 C ∴ TO TOM LAD OF LADSRunout side B etched, AMLH•68331•B1 C stamped
AMLH•68331•A3 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, stamped / etched
AMLH•68331•B1 TO TOM LAD OF LADSSide B runout, stamped / etched
A&M SP4825-P1Side A runout, variant 1
A&M SP4826-P1Side B runout, variant 1
A&M SP4825-P3Side A runout, variant 2
A&M SP4826-P1Side B runout, variant 2
T 1 A&M SP4826-T4Side A runout etched, variant 1
T 1 A&M SP4826 -T2Side B runout etched, variant 1
T 1 A&M SP4826-T3Side A runout etched, variant 2
T 1 A&M SP4826 -T4Side B runout etched, variant 2
A&M SP4825-P1Variant 1 Side A runout etched
A&M SP4826-P1Variant 1&2 Side B runout etched
A&M SP4825-P3Variant 2 Side A runout etched
A&M SP4825-M1 20062Variant 3 Side A runout etched
A&M SP4825-M1 MR ∆20062 (1)Side A runout etched
A&M SP4826 -M1 MR ∆20062-X (2)Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L-35,715 / A&M Records SP-4544First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M 2161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4544First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4544First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | A&M Records 89 373 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | A&M Records GP 269First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | A&M Records GP 269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | A&M Records L35715 / A&M Records SP-4544First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLH 68331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 68331First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4544First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4544First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4544First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records R 123600LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4544First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
21 vinyl pressings of Nomadness are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 68331, released November 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 68331, SP-4544, L-35,715, SA&M 2161) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH•68331•A3 A PORKY PRIME CUT ∴ and AMLH•68331•B1 C ∴ TO TOM LAD OF LADS. 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.
