Vinyl pressings
by Bachman-Turner Overdrive · 1975
Head On was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
T1 SRM 1-1067-A -1 TML-M CTSide A runout, variant 1
TML-S T3 SRM 1-1067B 3 CTSide B runout, variant 1
T1 SRM 1-1067-A -3 TML-M CTSide A runout, variant 2
TML-S T1 SRM 1-1067B 2 CTSide B runout, variant 2
SRM-1-1067-A 5 TML-SA side runout etched, variant 1
SRM-1-1067-B 4 TML-MB side runout etched, variant 1
SRM 1-1067-A-7 A 5 TML-S 15A side runout etched, variant 2
SRM 1-1067 B-7 B4 TML-M 15B side runout etched, variant 2
SRM-1-1067-A 5A Side Etch
SRM-1-1067-B 5B Side Etch
T1 SRM 1-1067-A -1 TMl CTSide A etched, (TML stamped)
TML-S T SRM 1-1067/ 32 CTSide B etched, exc. (TML stamped)
SRM-1-1067-1Side A label
SRM-1-1067-2Side B label
p SRM-1-1067-A 5 TML-SA side runout etched, variant 1
p SRM-1-1067-B 4 TML-MB side runout etched, variant 1
SRM-1-1067 AA side label
SRM-1-1067 BB side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Mercury 6338 647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Austria | Mercury 6338 647First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1-1067 (C)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1-1067 (C)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1-1067 (C)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Mercury 6338 647First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Mercury 6338 647First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Mercury IMPP-10067 / Mercury SRM-1-1067First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Japan | Mercury IMMP-10067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Mercury 6338 647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Norway | Mercury 6338 647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Peru | Mercury MER 6338 647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1067LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
46 vinyl pressings of Head On are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1975 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Mercury SRM 1-1067.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM 1-1067, SRM-1-1067, 9100 020, 6338 647) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 SRM 1-1067-A -1 TML-M CT and TML-S T3 SRM 1-1067B 3 CT. 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.
