Vinyl pressings
by Chris Hillman · 1976
Slippin' Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
SRC 7E-1062-RE-A-SP 1-1 MASTERFONICSRunout A
7E-1062-RE-B-SP SRC 1-1 MASTERFONICSRunout B
7E-1062-A SPLabel A
7E-1062-B SPLabel B
7E-1062-AI-RE CSM MASTERFONICS S 2 (the 'S' and '2' are upside down)Side One Runout (Etched) variant 1
7E-1062-RE-B1A S 1 (the 'S' and '1' are upside down)Side Two Runout (Etched) variant 1
1 S 7E-1062-AI-RE CSM SX MASTERFONICSSide One Runout (Etched) variant 2
1 S 7E-1062-RE-B1-CSM A9Side Two Runout (Etched) variant 2
1S 7E-1062-RE-A2-CSM CTH MASTERFONICS Glenn SXTSide A Runout
1S 7E-1062-RE-B1-CSM CTH B SXTSide B Runout
1S Xs 7E-1062-RE-A2-CSM CTH MASTERFONICS Glenn B SXTSide A Runout variant 2
1S Xs 7E-1062-RE-B-CSM CTH MASTERFONICS Glenn B1Side B Runout variant 2
7E-1062-A SPLabel A
7E-1062-B SPLabel B
S̸R̸C̸ 7E-1062-RE-A-S̸P̸-1 PRC MASTERFONICSEtched Side 1
7E-1062-RE-B-S̸P̸ S̸R̸C̸ PRC MASTERFONICSEtched Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Asylum Records 7E-1062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Asylum Records 7E-1062 / Asylum Records 32.006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES 1062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Asylum Records 53 041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 041 / Asylum Records 7E 1062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Asylum Records W 53041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10211YFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10211YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 53041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Asylum Records 7E-1062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Hispavox HYS 651-17First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Asylum Records K53041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1062First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Asylum Records 7E-1062LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
26 vinyl pressings of Slippin' Away are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Asylum Records 7E-1062.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1062, K53041, 7ES 1062, 53 041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC 7E-1062-RE-A-SP 1-1 MASTERFONICS and 7E-1062-RE-B-SP SRC 1-1 MASTERFONICS. 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.
