Vinyl pressings
by Tom Robinson Band · 1978
Rising Free.... 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.
18 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 9 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.
EMI 2749 A-3U OG 3 MBπSide A runout stamped / etched
EMI 2749 B-1U RG 2Side B runout stamped
EMI 2749ASide A label, printed
EMI 2749BSide B label, printed
EMI 2749 A-3U MBπSide A runout stamped / etched variant 1
EMI 2749 B-3USide B runout stamped variant 1
2 EMI 2749 A-3U GT MBπSide A runout stamped / etched variant 2
1 EMI 2749 B-1U ASide B runout stamped variant 2
EMI 2749 A-3U UMSide A runout stamped / etched
EMI 2749 B-1U JUSide B runout stamped / etched
EMIEP 1000AA-side runout
EMIEP 1000BB-side runout
06 624 A-1Runout side A
06 624 B-1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | EMI EMIEP.1000 / EMI EMIEP-1000First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | EMI EMIEP.1000 / EMI EMIEP-1000First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Germany | EMI 1C 016-06 624 / EMI 1 C 016-06 624First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | EMI 1C 016-06 624 / EMI Electrola 1C 016-06 6247", EP, 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Ireland | EMI EMI 2749First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1978 | Ireland | EMI EMI 2749First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | Japan | EMI EMS-3001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1978 | Japan | EMI EMS-3001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 016 06624First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1978 | New Zealand | EMI EMI 2749First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | EMI EMI 2749First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1978 | New Zealand | EMI EMI 2749First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1978 | Portugal | EMI 8E 016 06624First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Sweden | EMI 7C 006-06624First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1978 | Sweden | EMI 7C 006-06624First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
19 vinyl pressings of Rising Free.... are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Australia, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is EMI EMI 2749, released January 27, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMI 2749, 2749, EMIEP.1000, 1C 016-06 624) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMI 2749 A-3U OG 3 MBπ and EMI 2749 B-1U RG 2. 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.
