Vinyl pressings
by Barclay James Harvest · 1972
Early Morning Onwards was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SRS 5126 A-2Runout Side A, variant 1
SRS 5126 B-1Runout Side B, variant 1
SRS 5126 A-1 A GRunout Side A, variant 2
SRS 5126 B-1 G GRunout Side B, variant 2
50798A-1Runout A stamped
50798B-1Runout B stamped
SRS.5126A
SRS.5126B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | Emidisc C 048-50 798 / Emidisc 1 C 048-50 798First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Columbia B-SCX 5050 / Columbia SCX.5050First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | Starline SRSJ 5126First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Starline SRS 5126 / Starline 1E 048 ◦ 05098First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Starline SRS 5126 / Starline 1E 048 ◦ 05098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Starline SRS 5126 / Starline 1E 048 ◦ 05098LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Crystal 048 CRY 50 798 / Emidisc 048-EMD-50 798LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Crystal 048 CRY 50 798 / Emidisc 048-EMD-50 798LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Emidisc 1 C 048-50 798 / Emidisc C 048-50 798LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Crystal 048 CRY 50 798 / Emidisc 048-EMD-50 798LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Crystal 048 CRY 50 798 / Music For Pleasure 1 M 048-50 798LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Crystal 048 CRY 50 798 / EMI 1C 048-50 798LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Emidisc 048 CRY 50 798LP, Compilation, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Mispress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Crystal 048 CRY 50 798 / Emidisc 048-EMD-50 798LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Emidisc C 048-50 798 / Emidisc 1 C 048-50 798LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Starline SRS 5126 / Starline 1E 048 ○ 05098LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Early Morning Onwards are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, Germany, New Zealand, South Africa. One of them is Starline SRS 5126, released September 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRS 5126, C 048-50 798, B-SCX 5050, SRSJ 5126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRS 5126 A-2 and SRS 5126 B-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.
