Vinyl pressings
by Bar-Kays · 1977
Flying High On Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 6 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.
\S SRM-1-1181-A9 -L.NIX- A10 "FINALLY"Side A runout, variant 1
\S SRM-1-1181-B9 -L.NIX- A8Side B runout, variant 1
IS SRM-1-1181-A9 -L. NIX- B2 "FINALLY"Side A runout, variant 2
IS SRM-1-1181-S-B18 -L. NIX- A 3Side B runout, variant 2
SRM-1-1181-A6 -L.NIX- "Finally" Ƨ1Side A
SRM-1-1181-Ƨ-B18 -L.Nix- Ƨ1Side B
SRM-1-1181 ASide A Label
SRM-1-1181 BSide B Label
"FINALLY" SRM-1-1181-A1 CT -L.NIX-Runout A
TI SRM-1-1181-B9 -L.NIX-Runout B
SRM-1-1181-ALabel A
SRM-1-1181-BLabel B
"FINALLY" P SRM-1-1181-A-1̶̷̲̅0̶̷̲̅ 8 -L.NIX-Runout side A etched
SRM-1-1181-S-B15 CP L.NIX-Runout side B etched
"FINALLY" P SRM-1-1181-A3 -L.NIX-Runout side A (variant 2)
P SRM-1-1181-S-B4 -L.NIX-Runout side B (variant 2)
"FINALLY" P SRM-1-1181-A-1̶̷̲̅0̶̷̲̅ 8 -L.NIX-Runout side A etched
SRM-1-1181-S-B15 CP L.NIX-Runout side B etched
(SRM-1-1181-A)Label side A
(SRM-1-1181-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Mercury 6338 827First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7356First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 827First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Mercury 6338 827First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Korea | Stereophonic 306 / Stereophonic No 306LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1977 | UK | Mercury 9100 048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1181LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Flying High On Your Love are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-1181.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-1181, 9100 048, 6338 827, RJ-7356) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, \S SRM-1-1181-A9 -L.NIX- A10 "FINALLY" and \S SRM-1-1181-B9 -L.NIX- A8. 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.
