Vinyl pressings
by The Surfers · 1978
Windsurfin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 4 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.
141474-A/HV-36259-2-Y 141474 ARunout side A, variant 1
141474-A/HV-36260-1-YRunout side B, variant 1
141474-A // 36259-3-YRunout side A, variant 2
141474-B/ HV-36260-1-YRunout side B, variant 2
141.474-A//36259-3-YRunout side A etched
141.474-B//HV36260-1-YRunout side B etched
141.474-ALabel side A
141.474-BLabel side B
141.474-A//36259-3-YRunout side A variant 1
141.474-B//HV36260-1-YRunout side B variant 1
141.474-A//36259-3-Y 141474 ARunout side A variant 2
141474-B/HV-36260-1-YRunout side B variant 2
141.474-A//36259-3-YSide A runout
141.474-B//HV36260-1-YSide B runout
141.474-ASide A label
141.474-BSide B label
141.474-A/HV-36259-2-YRunout Side A
141.474-B//HV36260-1-YRunout Side B
141.474-A//36259-3-YRunout side A, etched
141.474-B/HV36260-1-YRunout side B, etched
141.474-AA-side label
141.474-BB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | France | Polydor 2056 752First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 2040 204First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 2040 204First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CNR 141.474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CNR 141.474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CNR 141.474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CNR 141.474First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CNR 141.474First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CNR 141.474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CNR 141.474First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CNR 141.474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2121 375First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Windsurfin' are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, France, Germany, Scandinavia. One of them is CNR 141.474.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 141.474, 2056 752, 2040 204, 2121 375) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 141474-A/HV-36259-2-Y 141474 A and 141474-A/HV-36260-1-Y. 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.
