Vinyl pressings
by Utopia · 1982
Swing To The Right was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
BRK•1•3666-JW2 #2 0 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BRK•2•3666-JW1 #2 0 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
BRK•1•3666-JW1 #2 0 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
BRK•2•3666-JW1 #2 0 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
BRK•1•3666-LW2 • ⥞ ✲ STERLINGA side runout, variant 1
BRK•2•3666-LW1 • ⥞ STERLING ✲B side runout, variant 1
BRK•1•3666-LW1 • ⥞ ✲ STERLINGA side runout, variant 2
BRK•2•3666-LW1 • ⥞ STERLING ✲B side runout, variant 2
BRK•1•3666-WW3 #3 ━◁Side A Etched
BRK•2•3666-WW3 ━◁Side B Etched
STERLINGBoth Sides Stamped
Variant 1 - BRK•1•3666-WW2 ━◁Side A Etched
AALP-BRK-3666-A-1 JONZSide A
AALP-BRK-3666-B1 SOUND CLINICSide B
1 SMX-57619 W2ASide A runout
4 SMX-57620 W2BSide B runout
SMX-57619Side A label
SMX-57620Side B label
BRK 1 3666-JW2 #2 0 STERLINGRunout side A
BRK 2 3666-JW1 #1 0 STERLINGRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Bearsville XBR 3666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Bearsville 67.857 / Bearsville 67857First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Bearsville BRLP 3666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Bearsville 25AP 2293First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | Bearsville 25AP 2293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Bearsville 204.523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Bearsville RISLP-14121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Bearsville BRK 3666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Bearsville BRK 3666LP, Album, Test Pressing, Promo, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Promo, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1982 | Australia | Bearsville L 37589 / Bearsville BRK 3666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Bearsville BRK 3666 / Bearsville XBR 3666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Bearsville BRK 3666First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Bearsville BRK 3666First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Avatar Record & Screenworks Ltd AALP/BRK 3666 / Bearsville AALP/BRK 3666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Bearsville RNLP 70875 / Rhino Records RNLP 70875LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Swing To The Right are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1982 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Bearsville BRK 3666, released February 24, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRK 3666, AALP/BRK 3666, L 37589, XBR 3666) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BRK•1•3666-JW2 #2 0 STERLING and BRK•2•3666-JW1 #2 0 STERLING. 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.
