Vinyl pressings
by 10cc · 1974
Sheet Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 16 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.
XZAL-12963-P-3 MELY !.Variant 1 - runout side A
XZAL-12964.P-4 MELS ?Variant 1 - runout side B
XZAL-12963. P-4 MELYS AGAIN!Variant 2 - runout side A
XZAL-12964.P-4 MELS ?Variant 2 - runout side B
XZAL-12963.P-3 MELYS?A-side runout, variant 1
XZAL-12964.P-4 MELYS AGAIN !B-side runout, variant 1
XZAL-12963.P-4 MELYS AGAIN !A-side runout, variant 2
XZAL-12964.P-5 MELY!B-side runout, variant 2
XZAL-12963.P-3 MELY?A-side runout, var. 1
XZAL-12964.P-4 MELS?B-side runout, var. 1
XZAL-12963.P-3 MELY !A-side runout, var. 2
XZAL-12964.P-5 MELY !B-side runout, var. 2
T1 ZAL 12963 GL-1 STERLINGA Side Etched Variant 1
1T XZAL 12964-1 STERLINGB Side Etched Variant 1
T1 ZAL 12963 GL-1 STERLINGA Side Etched Variant 2
T1 ZAL 12964 GL-1 STERLINGB Side Etched Variant 2
IT XZAL M12963 - 1 STERLING C 2Side A runout
TI ZAL 12964 GL - 1 P C STERLING 2Side B runout
ZAL 12963 ALSide A label
ZAL 12964 ALSide B label
ZAL 12963 RE GL-1 WA Side Etched
ZAL 12964-RE-GL-1 WB Side Etched
STERLINGStamped Both Sides
ZAL 12963 WMatrix Side A, On Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | UK Records SKLA-7724First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Decca SKLA,77074 / decca SKLA-77074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | London Records LLN 7279-S / London Records UKAL 1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | UK Records AUKS 53107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | UK Records AUKS 53107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | UK Records AUKS 53107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Decca 258.102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | UK Records SLK 17066-P / UK Records SLK 17 066-PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | UK Records UKALI 1007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | UK Records UKALI 1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | UK Records SLC 531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | UK Records SLC 531First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Mexico | London Records 1817First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Decca UKAL 1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | UK Records UKAL 1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Mercury 6310 508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Mercury PRICE 8 / Mercury (631 050-8]LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Canada | Castle Classics CLALP 186LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 186LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Not Bad Records BADLP007LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | UK | Not Bad Records BADLP007LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9322LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6310 508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.21557 AO / Nova 6.21 557Album, LP, Reissue | Album, LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6310 508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 6310 508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Mercury 6310 508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Not Bad Records BADLP007LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
47 vinyl pressings of Sheet Music are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1974 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is UK Records UKAL 1007, released May 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UKAL 1007, AUKS 53107, SKLA-7724, SKLA,77074) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-12963-P-3 MELY !. and XZAL-12964.P-4 MELS ?. 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.
