Vinyl pressings
by Dickey Betts · 1974
Highway Call was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 10 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.
T1 CP-0123 40711-1B STERLING RL A8Variant 1: runout side A
T1 CP-0123 40712-1B STERLING RL A6Variant 1: runout side B
T1 CP-0123 40711-1C STERLING RL D28Variant 2: runout side A
T1 CP-0123 40712-1C STERLING RL D4Variant 2: runout side B
S 1 CP-0123 40711-1B RL A8 STERLINGEtched / stamped side A - variant 1
1 CP-0123 40712-1B RL A6 STERLINGEtched / stamped side B - variant 1
1 CP-0123 40711-1B RL A6 STERLINGEtched / stamped side A - variant 2
S 1 CP-0123 40712-1A RL A8 STERLINGEtched / stamped side B - variant 2
P CP-0123 40711-1F STERLING RLRunout Side A, variant 1
P CP-0123 40712-1E STERLING RLRunout Side B, variant 1
P CP-0123 40711-1E STERLING RLRunout Side A, variant 2
P CP-0123 40711-1E STERLING RLRunout Side B, variant 2
S 1 CP-0123 40711-1A RL A4Runout, Etched, Side I
S 1 CP-0123 40712-1B RL A8Runout, Etched, Side II
STERLINGRunout, Stamped
(S40,711)Label, Side I
2429 117 ∇ A ∇ 1 420 1 1 1Side A runout stamped
2429 117 ∇ B ∇ 1 420 05 1 1 1 2Side B runout stamped
2429 117 ∇ A ∇ 1 420 11 2Runout Side A
2429 117 ∇ B ∇ 1 420 05 1 1 1 42Runout Side B
2429-117 ALabel Side A
2429-117 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Capricorn Records CP 0123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Capricorn Records 47516 / Capricorn Records 47 516First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Capricorn Records CAP 47 516 / Capricorn Records CP 0123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Capricorn Records CAP 47 516 / Capricorn Records CP 0123First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Italy | Capricorn Records CPL 16123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8489W / Capricorn Records P-8489WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8489W / Capricorn Records P-8489WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Capricorn Records 2476 129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Capricorn Records CAP 47 516 / Capricorn Records CP 0123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records CPX 0123 / Warner Bros. Records CPX.0123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | Capricorn Records CNL 25016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Capricorn Records 2429 117 / Capricorn Records 2429-117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Capricorn Records 2429 117 / Capricorn Records 2429-117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0123First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
22 vinyl pressings of Highway Call are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Capricorn Records CP 0123, released August 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 0123, 2429 117, 47516, CAP 47 516) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 CP-0123 40711-1B STERLING RL A8 and T1 CP-0123 40712-1B STERLING RL A6. 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.
