Vinyl pressings
by Blackfoot · 1979
Highway Song was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
1-1 ST-79C-36576-1 SP ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ST-79C-37129-1 SP 1-1B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ST-79C 37129-7 SP 1-2A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
1-1 ST-79c-36576-1 SP ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
1-1 ST-79C-36576-5 SP ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.A-Side Runout Etching
ST-79C-37129-9 SP 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
ST-79C-36576-3 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. PRCA-Side Runout Etching
ST-79C-37129-8 1-1 PRCB-Side Runout Etching
ST-79C-36576 RIA-Side Label
ST-79C-37129 RIB-Side Label
ST-79C-37129-9 [MR logo] △106012Short version runout
ST-79C-37165-3 [MR logo] △106011Long version runout
ST-79C-37129 SPShort Version Label
ST-79C-37165 SPLong Version 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic 45 7104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Atco Records ATCO 7104First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Atco Records ATCO 7104First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic K 11368First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Atco Records 7104First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | ATCO Records 7104First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | ATCO Records 7104First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Atco Records 7104First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | ATCO Records 7104First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Atco Records 7104First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Atco Records 7104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Highway Song are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is ATCO Records 7104.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7104, K 11368, 45 7104, ATCO 7104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-1 ST-79C-36576-1 SP ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. and ST-79C-37129-1 SP 1-1. 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.
