Vinyl pressings
by Curved Air · 1975
Curved Air Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ZAL - 13569. P-1WSide A Runout Stamped, Variant 1
ZAL - 13570. P-1WSide B Runout Stamped, Variant 1
ZAL - 13569. P-1W V 2 DSide A Runout Stamped, Variant 2
ZAL - 13570. P-1W 1Side B Runout Stamped, Variant 2
ZAL - 13569.P-1WSide A runout, stamped
ZAL - 13570.P-1WSide B runout, stamped
ZAL 13569Label side A
ZAL 13570Label side B
GRT BTM-5001-A 7975Side A runout
BTM-5001-B 8075 GRT MSSide B runout
P BTM-5001-A (7975) AW ARunout side A
P BTM-5001-B X 2 (8075) AW A PRunout side B
BTM 5001-ALabel side A
BTM 5001-BLabel side B
GRT BTM-5001-A 7975 AWSide A runout
BTM-5001-B 8075 GRT MS AWSide B runout
BTM-5001-A 7975 AWRunout side A, hand-etched
BTM-5001-B 8075 AW PRunout side B, hand-etched
BTM 5001-ALabel side A
BTM 5001-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Deram SMLA-1119 / BTM Records SMLA-1119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Deram DML-3009 / Deram DML 3009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Deram DML-3009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | BTM Records 9188-5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Nova 6.22192 AO / Nova 6.22192 ASFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Nova 6.22192 ASLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | Germany | Nova 6.22192 AO / Nova 6.22192 ASFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | Nova 6.22192.001 / Nova 6.22192.002LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Israel | Pax ISK 1128 / Pax ISK.1128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Deram SML 1119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Deram GP-146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Deram GP-146First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Deram SML 1119 / BTM Records SML 1119LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Deram SML 1119 / BTM Records SML 1119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Portugal | Deram SML 1119 / Valentim de Carvalho P-SML 1119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | South Korea | Deram SEL-RD 1411 / Deram 820 522-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.22192 ASLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Japan | Deram K16P-9077LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Curved Air Live are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1975 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Deram SML 1119, released February 21, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SML 1119, BTM 5001, SMLA-1119, DML-3009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL - 13569. P-1W and ZAL - 13570. P-1W. 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.
