Vinyl pressings
by Bachman-Turner Overdrive · 1974
Not Fragile 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.
43 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 18 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-1-1004-A-1 MASTERDISK JSRunout A variant 1
T1 SRM-1-1004-CT-B-2 KENDUNRunout B variant 1
T1 SRM-1-1004-A-7 MASTERDISK JS D3Runout A variant 2
T1 SRM-1-1004-CT-B2 KENDUN D30 ARunout B variant 2
T \ SRM-1-1004-CT-A1 KENDUNA side runout, variant 1
T \ SRM-1-1004-CT-B2 KENDUNB side runout, variant 1
T \ SRM-1-1004-CT-A1 KENDUNA side runout, variant 2
T \ SRM-1-1004-CT- ▵̶B1 KENDUNB side runout, variant 2
S 2 SRM-1-1004-CSM-A5 A KENDUNRunout A etched, KENDUN stamped, var. 1
S 1 SRM-1-1004-CSM-B6 A KENDUNRunout B etched, KENDUN stamped, var. 1
S 2 SRM-1-1004-CSM-A6 A KENDUNRunout A etched, KENDUN stamped, var. 2
S 1 SRM-1-1004-CSM-B6 C KENDUNRunout B etched, KENDUN stamped, var. 2
T \ SRM-1-1004-A-7 MASTERDISK JSSide A Runout, etched (except "MASTERDISK" stamped)
T\ SRM-1-1004-B-7 MASTERDISK JS A 6Side B Runout, etched (except "MASTERDISK", "A" stamped)
SRM-1-1004-ASide A Label
SRM-1-1004-BSide B Label
S 2 SRM-1-1004-CSM-A6 KENDUN 7ARunout Side A, var. 1
S 1 SRM-1-1004-CSM-B5 KENDUN o B11Runout Side B, var. 1
SRM-1-1004-CSM-A6 KENDUN 7A S 2Runout Side A var. 2
SRM-1-1004-CSM-B▲6 KENDUN o B12 S 1Runout Side B, var. 2
SRM-1-1004-AA Side Label
SRM-1-1004-BB Side Label
SRM-1-1004 A-CT91 1T MASTERDISK G. KONG A 11A Side Etch exc ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamp. The 9 is crossed out twice.
T1 SRM-1-1004-B-CT- ▲B-1 KENDUN G 37B Side Etch exc KENDUN
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 | Mercury 6338 516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Mercury 6338 516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Austria | Mercury 6338 516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Mercury 6338 516First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1-1004LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1004LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1-1004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1-1004LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9340LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Germany | Mercury 6463 138LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Mercury 822 300-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Europe | Mercury 830 178-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP402 / Mercury MOVLP402LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | Canada | Universal 0253776104LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9340LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6463 138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Mercury 6338 516 / Mercury 6338516LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 6463 138LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Philippines | Mercury MER-5120-912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Yegrin S-41LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Mercury 63 38 516LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM 1-1004LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM 1-1004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM 1-1004 / Mercury SRM-1-1004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Mercury 830 178-1 M-1 / Mercury SRM-1-1004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM 1-1004 / Mercury SRM-1-1004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1004 / Mercury SRM 1-1004LP, Album | LP, Album |
91 vinyl pressings of Not Fragile are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1974 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Hong Kong, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-1004, released August 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-1004, SRM 1-1004, 9100 007, 6338 516) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 SRM-1-1004-A-1 MASTERDISK JS and T1 SRM-1-1004-CT-B-2 KENDUN. 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.
