Vinyl pressings
by Bachman-Turner Overdrive · 1974
Roll On Down The Highway 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.
1 pressing came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
AA.6167.071-1W /1 ⋀Runout side A, etched, variant 2
AA.6167.071-2W /1 ⋀Runout side B, etched, variant 2
1 6167 071. 1WLabel side A
1 6167 071. 2WLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Belgium | Mercury 6167 071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Mercury 6167 0717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Austria | Mercury 6167 0717", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Austria | Mercury 6167 0717", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | Mercury 6167 0717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury M-736567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury M-736567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-700077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Mercury 6167 0717", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ireland | Philips 6167 0717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Mercury 6167 0717", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Mercury SFL-20107", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Mercury SFL-20107", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Mercury 6167 0717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Mercury 6167 0717", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ireland | Mercury 6167 0717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of Roll On Down The Highway are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Belgium. One of them is Mercury 6167 071.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6167 071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA.6167.071-1W /1 ⋀ and AA.6167.071-2W /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.
