Vinyl pressings
by Al Jarreau · 1978
All Fly Home 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.
21 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 15 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.
BSK-1-3229 JW2 #1 TML-SSide A etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s stamped, variant 1
BSK-2-3229 JW1 FU TML-SSide B etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s stamped, variant 1
BSK-1-3229 JW2 #1 TML-S 0Side A etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s & 0 stamped, variant 2
BSK-2-3229 JW1 #7 TML-S 0Side B etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s & 0 stamped, variant 2
BSK-1-3229 WW1 TML-S ----◁A side variant 1
BSK-2-3229-WW1 TML-S ----◁B side variant 1
BSK-1-3229-WW1#2 TML-S ----◁A side variant 2
BSK-2-3229-WW1#3 TML-S ----◁B side variant 2
BSK-1-3229-G2 GOLSide A Runout variant 1
BSK-2-3229-G2 GOLSide B Runout variant 1
BSK-1-3229-G2 TLM-M GOL 11Side A Runout variant 2 etched, except TLM-M stamped
BSK-2-3229-G2 TML-S GOLSide B Runout variant 2 etched, except TLM-S stamped
BSK-1-3229-LW1 TML-M 1 ✲Side A (Etched-except TML-M stamped)
BSK-2-3229-LW1 TML-M 1 ✲Side B (Etched-except TML-M stamped)
S-II K-56546-A-1-ISRunout A, Etched
S-II K-56546-B-1-ISRunout B, Etched
K 56546 A*Label Sie A
K 56546 B*Label 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 | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10547WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10547WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1978 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 86.017 / Warner Bros. Records 609.7021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546 BSK 3229LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 546LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-019LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
38 vinyl pressings of All Fly Home are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1978 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3229, released October 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3229, K 56546, WB 56 546, 36.091) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3229 JW2 #1 TML-S and BSK-2-3229 JW1 FU 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.
