Vinyl pressings
by War · 1976
Summer / All Day Music 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.
17 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
UAST 17492 p JS 9 XTALA Side, runout, etched (Version 1)
UAST 17492 XX p JS 9 XTALA Side, runout, etched (Version 2)
UAST 8042 XX p JS 8 XTALB Side, runout, etched
(UAST-17492)A Side, label
T UAST 17492-2 JS 6 XTAL TIIIRunout side A variant 1 etched
UAST 8042-3 JS 7 XTAL TIIIIRunout side B variant 1 etched
T UAST 17492-1 JS 5 XTALRunout side A variant 2 etched
T UAST 8042-2 JS 6 XTAL TIIIRunout side B variant 2 etched
R-689 3 UAST17492 UAXW-834 Y J5-2-XTALSide A
R-690 3 UAST8042 UAXW-834 Y J5-4-XTALSide B
UA-XW834-YSide A and Side B Label
UAST-17492Side A Label
WIPX 1572-1U T 1Side A runout, stamped variant 1
WIPX 1573-1U A 1Side B runout, stamped variant 1
WIPX 1572-1U A 1Side A runout, stamped variant 2
WIPX 1573-1U O 1Side B runout, stamped variant 2
WIPX 1572-1U ΛSide A runout, stamped
WIPX 1573-1U OSide B runout, stamped
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 | United Artists Records K-6482First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Brazil | United Artists Records UACS - 1615First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-XW834-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Guatemala | United Artists Records UA-XW834-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Italy | United Artists Records UA 36154First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Jamaica | United Artists Records UA-XW834-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Liberty LLR-20079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Japan | Liberty LLR-20079First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5c 006-98054 / Far Out 5c 006-98054First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | United Artists Records K 6482First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Spain | United Artists Records 17 077 A / Far Out 17.077-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW834-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW834-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW834-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW834-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Summer / All Day Music are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-XW834-Y.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-XW834-Y, WIP 6315, K-6482, UACS - 1615) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAST 17492 p JS 9 XTAL and UAST 17492 XX p JS 9 XTAL. 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.
