Vinyl pressings
by Buddy Miles · 1971
Buddy Miles Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 7 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.
SR-61352-A-1Runout A, etched, variant 1
SR-61352-B-1Runout B, etched, variant 1
SR-61353-A-1Runout C, etched, variant 1
SR-61353-B-1Runout D, etched, variant 1
SR-61352-A-3Runout A, etched
SR-61352-B-3Runout B, etched
SR-61353-A-3Runout C, etched
SR-61353-B-3Runout D, etched
SR-61352-A-4 AI SSide A runout, variant 1
\ SR-61352-B-4 A6Side B runout, variant 1
\ SR-6135-A-4 B5 SSide C runout, variant 1
\ SR-6135-B-4 C3Side D runout, variant 1
SR-61352-DJA-1 -1-1 c PRSide A Record #1 runout, etched
SR-61352-DJB-1 -11-1 c PR CSide B Record #1 runout, etched
SR-61353-DJA-1 -1-1 PR CSide A Record #2 runout, etched
SR-61353-DJ B-1 -1-1 PR CSide B Record #2 runout, etched
6499067 1Y//1▽420111Runout A1
6499067 2Y//1▽420112Runout A2
6499068 1Y//1▽420111Runout B1
6499068 2Y//1▽420111Runout B2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Mercury SRM-2-7500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Mercury 6641 033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Mercury 6499 067First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1971 | Germany | Mercury 6641 033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Mercury 6641 033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Mercury SFL-9092~3 / Mercury SFL-9092~9093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Mexico | Mercury 19009-A2 / Mercury 6641 033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Mercury 6641 033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Mercury SRM-2-7500 / Mercury SR-61352First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Mercury SRM-2-7500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Mercury SRM-2-7500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Mercury SRM-2-7500First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Spain | Mercury 63 38 084/085LP | LP |
| 1972 | Venezuela | Mercury 90.001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light HDH 53LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
15 vinyl pressings of Buddy Miles Live are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-2-7500.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-2-7500, 6641 033, SFL-9092~3, 19009-A2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR-61352-A-1 and SR-61352-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.
