Vinyl pressings
by Tom Waits · 1976
Small Change was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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.
7E 1074 A4 PRC-111-1 ESR BM PRCRunout side A, variant 1
7E 1074 B4 PRC-111-1 ESR BMRunout side B, variant 1
7E 1078 A4 PRC-111-1 ESR BM PRCRunout side A, variant 2
7E 1078 B4 PRC-11-1 ESR BM PRCRunout side B, variant 2
7E1078 A-SP ESRTD 81176 [SRC Logo]Side A runout, variant 1
7E1078 B-5 Re SP ESRTD 9-17-76 [SRC Logo]Side B runout, variant 1
7E 1078 A-SP 1-1 ESRTD81176 [SRC Logo]Side A runout, variant 2
7E 1078 B- 5•Re SP[SRC Logo] ESRTD 9-17-76 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
7E 1078 A4 PRC-11-11 ESR Bm PRCSide A runout, variant 1
7E 1078 B8 Re PRC 1-1 ESRTD 9-17-76 PRCSide B runout, variant 1
7E 1078 A4 PRC-111-11 ESR Bm PRCSide A runout, variant 2
7E 1078 B8 RE PRC 1-1 ESRTD 9-17-76Side B runout, variant 2
7E1078 A-2 CSM ESR7D 81176 B5Side A, runout variant 1
7E1078 B-6 RC CSM ESR7D 91776 A6Side B, runout variant 1
7E1078 A-1 CSM ESRTP 81176 A1 S2Side A, runout variant 2
7E1078 B-7- Re CSM ESRTP-9-17-76 A4 S1Side B, runout variant 2
7E-1078-B 6Re SPA Side Etched
7E-1078-A-01-SP SPB Side Etched
7E-1078-A SPA Side Center Label
7E-1078-B SPB Side Center Label
V 7E1078 A PRCW B-14796Side 1, Runout
V 7E1078 B PRCW B-14797Side 2, Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Asylum Records 7E-1078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES 1078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10247YFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10247YFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 53050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Asylum Records 7E-1078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Asylum Records K 53050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Asylum Records K 53050First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1078First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1078First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Asylum Records 53050LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Greece | Asylum Records 53050LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Portugal | Asylum Records ASY 53050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Rhino Records R1 1078 / Asylum Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2010 | US | Rhino Records R1 1078 / Asylum Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1078 / Rhino Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1078 / Rhino Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | Europe | Rhino Records 8122 79806 9 / Asylum Records 8122-79806-9LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2011 | US | Rhino Records R1 1078 X / Asylum Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Rhino Records R1 1078 G2LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | UK | Asylum Records K 53050LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2012 | UK | Asylum Records K 53050LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Anti- 87568-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Anti- 7568-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Europe | Anti- 7568-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Anti- 7568-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Anti- 87568-1 / Anti- 87568-1SLELP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Anti- 87568-1 / Anti- 87568-1SLELP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records K 53 050 / Asylum Records AS 53 050LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 050 / Asylum Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 050 / Asylum Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 050 / Asylum Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 050 / Asylum Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 050 / Asylum Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 050 / Asylum Records 7E-1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Anti- 7568-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Asylum Records 905 814 / Elektra Nr. 905 814LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
70 vinyl pressings of Small Change are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1976 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records 7E-1078, released October 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1078, K 53050, 7ES-1078, 7ES 1078) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7E 1074 A4 PRC-111-1 ESR BM PRC and 7E 1074 B4 PRC-111-1 ESR BM. 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.
