Vinyl pressings
by Tom Rush · 1970
Wrong End Of The Rainbow was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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.
o P AL 30402-1B 1T ASide A Runout Stamped & Etched V 1
o P BL 30402-1B 1T CSide B Runout Stamped & Etched V1
o C P AL-30402-1C \ ASide A Runout Stamped & Etched V 2
o P BL 30402-1A PY ESide B Runout Stamped & Etched V 2
o P AL 30402-1B 1T BSide A Runout Stamped & Etched
o P BL 30402-1B 1T CSide B Runout Stamped & Etched
AL 30402Side A Label
BL 30402Side B Label
o C AL 30402-1C [stamped] 1S A11 [etched]Side A
o P BL 30402-1D [stamped] S B1 [etched]Side B
AL 30402Side A Label
BL 30402Side B Label
o C P AL 30402-1C [stamped] 1S A6 [etched]Side A
o P BL 30402-1D P [stamped]Side B
AL 30402Side A Label
BL 30402Side B Label
o P AL 30402-1ASide A Runout Stamped
o P BL 30402-1ASide B Runout Stamped
P AL 30402-1F DStamped Runout A Side
o P BL 30402-1D C SXStamped Runout B Side, SX etched
AL 30402A Side Label
BL 30402B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | CBS SBP 233917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia C 30402First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Europe | CBS S 64268First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50401First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50401First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473845 / CBS (C 30402)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Date Records DAS 2089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 64268 / CBS S 64268First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C 30402LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C 30402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C 30402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C 30402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C 30402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C 30402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | CBS C 30402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Wrong End Of The Rainbow are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia C 30402.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 30402, 64268, SBP 233917, S 64268) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o P AL 30402-1B 1T A and o P BL 30402-1B 1T C. 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.
