Vinyl pressings
by Current · 1976
Theme From "Rocky" (Gonna Fly Now) 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.
1 pressing came out in 1976, the album's first year. 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.
P-6098-612-653-AS-1B [Logo] SSRunout side A etched
P-6098 612-654-B-1B [Logo] SSRunout side B etched
612-653Label side A
612-654Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | Playboy Records P 6098First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Argentina | MICSA 90847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Brazil | Top Tape TDM-40312" | 12" |
| 1977 | Canada | Playboy Records P 6098X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Peru | FTA PB 0017", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Playboy Records PBD-312", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Playboy Records PBD-3-A12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Playboy Records P 60987", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Playboy Records PBD-3S-112", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | US | Playboy Records P 60987", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Playboy Records P 60987", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Playboy Records PB-2097", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Japan | Playboy Records PB-2097", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Theme From "Rocky" (Gonna Fly Now) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US. One of them is Playboy Records P 6098.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P 6098) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P-6098-612-653-AS-1B [Logo] SS and P-6098 612-654-B-1B [Logo] SS. 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.
