Vinyl pressings
by Tim Weisberg · 1972
Hurtwood Edge was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
A&M SP-4603-M1 (MR) △17238(3)Runout A etch; (MR) stamp
A&M SP-4604-M1 (MR) △17238-XRunout B etch; (MR) stamp
SP-4603Label A
SP-4604Label B
SP-4603Label A
SP-4604Label B
SP-4603Label A
SP-4604Label B
A&M SP-4603-P1A Side etched
A&M SP-4604-P1B Side etched
SP-4603A Side label
SP-4604B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4352First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLS 64352 / A&M Records SP.4352First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | A&M Records SP4352 / A&M Records SP 4352First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | A&M Records SP-4352First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | A&M Records SP4352First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | A&M Records SP-4352First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | A&M Records SP4352 / A&M Records SP 4352First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | A&M Records SP4352 / A&M Records SP 4352First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | A&M Records SP4532 / A&M Records SP - 4352First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP4352 / A&M Records SP-4352LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP4352 / A&M Records SP-4352LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4352LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP4352LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP4532 / A&M Records SP - 4352LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP4352 / A&M Records SP-4352LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Hurtwood Edge are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1972 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is A&M Records SP4352.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP4352, SP-4352, SP4532, AMLS 64352) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M SP-4603-M1 (MR) △17238(3) and A&M SP-4604-M1 (MR) △17238-X. 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.
