Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1979
String Of Hits 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.
20 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 15 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.
YAX 5644 - 1 GD 1Runout: A-side, stamped - variation 1
YAX 5645 - 1 M 1Runout: B-side, stamped - variation 1
YAX 5644 - 5Runout: A-side, stamped - variation 2
YAX 5645 - 1Runout: B-side, stamped - variation 2
YAX 5644-1 T 2Side A runout
YAX 5645-1 RG 1Side B runout
YAX.5644Side A label
YAX.5645Side B label
YAX 5644 - 1Runout: A-side, stamped
YAX 5645 - 1Runout: B-side, stamped
EMC 3310 A–2Side A runout, stamped
EMC 3310 BSide B runout, stamped
EMC3310-ASide A label
EMC3310-BSide B label
7126 A 21 M6 330517 1side A
7126 B 21 M6 330518 1side B
07126 - A1Runout side A
07126 - B1Runout side B
1 C 064-07 126 ALabel side A
1 C 064-07 126 BLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | EMI International EMC.3310 / EMI International EMC-3310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | EMI 2C 068 07 126First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Germany | EMI 1C 064-07 126 / EMI 1C 064-07 126First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | EMI 14C 062-07126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | EMI 5644/5LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | India | EMI EMC. 3310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ireland | EMI EMC 3310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ireland | EMI EMC 3310, OC 062 07 126First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | Israel | Portrait EMC 3310 / Portrait OC 062 07 126First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | EMI EMS-81271First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Japan | EMI EMS-81271First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | EMI 1A 062-07126First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 3310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | EMI 8E 072 07 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | EMI 11C 074 07126First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Venezuela | EMI Emis 7625LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 3310LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Portugal | EMI 1071261 / EMI 8E 072 - 07 126LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A 024-15 8379 1 / EMI 1A 024-15 8379 1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI 1A 064-07126LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | EMI CEY (M) 278 / EMI 82C 062 07 126LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 4157241 / Music For Pleasure MFP 41 5724 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | EMI EMC 3310 / EMI OC 062 07 126LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of String Of Hits are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1979 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is EMI EMC 3310.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 3310, EMC.3310, 2C 068 07 126, 1C 064-07 126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 5644 - 1 GD 1 and YAX 5645 - 1 M 1. 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.
