Vinyl pressings
by Whitesnake · 1978
Snakebite 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.
7 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.
SC062-61290-A//36403-1-4 CP 1A-side, etched
SC062-61290-B II 36403 CP 1B-side, etched
5C 062-61290-AA-side, center label
5C 062-61290-BB-side, center label
T2 UA-LA915-1-1 JIMSide 1, etched, variant 1
T\ UA-LA915-2-1 VSide 2, etched, variant 1
UA-LA915-1xSide 1, etched, variant 2
UA-LA915-2 (2)Side 2, etched, variant 2
61 290 A-1Runout, side A
61 290 B-1Runout, side B
1C 064-61 290 ALabel, side A
1C 064-61 290 BLabel, side B
61 290 A-1Runout Side A
61 290 B-1Runout Side B
1 C 064-61 290 ALabel Side A
1 C 064-61 290 BLabel 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 | Polydor 2907 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA915-H / Sunburst UA-LA915-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Sunburst 1C 064-61 290 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-61 290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Harvest 1C 064-61 290 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-61 290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Sunburst 1C 064-61 290 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-61 290First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA915-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Sunburst 5C 062-61290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Sunburst 5C 062-61290LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 24174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Geffen Records GHS 24174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Geffen Records GHS 24174LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | Europe | Sunburst 1A 064-61290 / Sunburst 5C 062-61290LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Geffen Records GHS 24174LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Geffen Records GHS 24174LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Snakebite are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Sunburst 5C 062-61290, released June 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 062-61290, UA-LA915-H, 2907 049, 1C 064-61 290) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SC062-61290-A//36403-1-4 CP 1 and SC062-61290-B II 36403 CP 1. 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.
