Vinyl pressings
by The Chantells · 1977
Waiting In The Park was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1977, the album's first year. 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.
RF. 929A Disco 45LP Waiting In The Park Cut #2 MADE IN JAMAICA
RF. 929B Version Cut #2 MADE IN JAMAICA
(Side 1, variation) RF - 929 A
(Side 2, variation) RF 929 B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Jamaica | Phase One RecordsFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Phase One Records SUS 312", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Unknown | Phase One Records7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Unknown | Phase One Records7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records RF-92912", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records RF-92912", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records RF. 92912", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records12", 45 RPM, Misprint | 12", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records RF-92912", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records12", 45 RPM, Misprint | 12", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Phase One Records12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Waiting In The Park are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Jamaica. One of them is Phase One Records.
Check the catalog number on the label and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RF. 929A Disco 45LP Waiting In The Park Cut #2 MADE IN JAMAICA and RF. 929B Version Cut #2 MADE IN JAMAICA. 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.
