Vinyl pressings
by Aerosmith · 1977
Draw The Line / Bright, Light, Fright was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ZSS-163688-1F MCR Sre SRunout Side A [Etched]
ZSS-163689-1E MCR Sre SSRunout Side B [Etched]
ZSS 163688Label Side A
ZSS 163689Label Side B
p ZSS·163688-1B MCRRunout A, etched exc. p
p ZSS·163689-1ARunout B, etched exc. P
ZSS 163688Label A
ZSS 163689Label B
T ZSS·163688-1C MUC TIIIIScribed in runout A [Variant 1]
ZSS·163689-1D MCR JJ TIIIScribed in runout B [Variant 1]
T ZSS·163688-1D MUC TIIScribed in runout A [Variant 2]
ZSS·163689-1C MCR JJ TIIIScribed in runout B [Variant 2]
ZSP 163687Side A Label
ZSS 163688Side B Label
AR-2-A-1⋀ 1Side A runout, etched/stamped
AR-2-B-1⋀ 51Side B runout, etched/stamped
MX179489 - BA222353-1Side A - Machine etched
MX179490 - BA222353-2Side B - Machine etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | CBS BA 222353First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia 3-10637First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 200First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 200First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Mexico | CBS 7943First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Netherlands | CBS 5842First year7" | 7" |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S AR 2 / CBS AR2First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10637First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10637First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10637First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10637First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | CBS CBS 58427", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 5842 / CBS CBS 58427", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Draw The Line / Bright, Light, Fright are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10637.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10637, S AR 2, BA 222353, 06SP 200) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-163688-1F MCR Sre S and ZSS-163689-1E MCR Sre SS. 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.
