Vinyl pressings
by Amen Corner · 1968
High In The Sky was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 20 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.
XDR-42776-T1-1C BM 1Runout, A-side, variant 1
XDR-42578-T1-1C G JT 1Runout, B-side, variant 1
XDR-42776-T1-1C G JT 1Runout, A-side, variant 2
XDR-42578-T1-1C I JT 1Runout, B-side, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Deram DMA 8478First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Deram DMA-8478First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Belgium | Deram DM 32First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Belgium | Deram DM 32First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Deram DM 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Deram DM 197 / Deram DM. 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | India | Deram DM. 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Deram DM(I)197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Deram DM 197 / Deram DM. 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | Japan | Deram D-1037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Deram DM 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Deram DM 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Deram DM 197First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Deram SDM 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of High In The Sky are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, France, Yugoslavia and more. One of them is Deram DM 197.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DM 197, DM.197, 45-7521, 45-DEM-7523) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDR-42776-T1-1C BM 1 and XDR-42578-T1-1C G JT 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.
