Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1978
White Mansions - A Tale From The American Civil… 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.
13 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SP- 5119 INT. (.2) TML-MRunout side A, var.0
t 2 SP-5120 RE 1T1 TML-SRunout side B, var.0
SP- 5119 INT. ( 10 ) TML-M △23271Runout side A, var.1 (All Etched except TML-M)
SP-5120 (1.21 TML-S △23271-XRunout side B, var.1 (All Etched except TML-S)
SP-5119 RE1 P2 TML-SSide A runout
SP-5120 RE1 P3 TML-SSide B runout
SP-5119Side A label
SP-5120Side B label
SP-5119 (10) TML-M <23271 PRCSide A runout
SP-5120 (12) TML-S <23271-X PRCSide B runout
SP-5119Side A label
SP-5120Side B label
T1 SP-5119 RE1 T1 TML-MSide A runout
T2 SP-5120 RE1 T1 TML-SSide B runout
SP-5119Side A label
SP-5120Side B label
SP-5119 RE1 P2 TML-S PSide A runout
SP-5120 RE1 P3 TML-S PSide B runout
SP-5119Side A label
SP-5120Side B label
PR-E TAPE 1 AMLX 64691 - A1Etched Side A
PR-E TAPE 1 AMLX 64691 - B1Etched 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 | A&M Records L 36593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | A&M Records L 36593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-6004First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-6004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 36593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Portugal | A&M Records PPSP 6004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLX 64691First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLX 64691First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-6004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-6004First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-6004First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-6004LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-6004First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | A&M RecordsLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-6004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Europe | A&M Records AMLX 64691LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of White Mansions - A Tale From The American Civil… are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-6004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-6004, AMLX 64691, L 36593, PPSP 6004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP- 5119 INT. (.2) TML-M and t 2 SP-5120 RE 1T1 TML-S. 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.
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