Vinyl pressings
by Dwight Twilley Band · 1975
I'm On Fire 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.
15 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
MC 3897 ☆☆ ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ W1 ⧈-G-⧈Run-out Side A, etched (ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ, ⧈-G-⧈ stamped)
MC3898 W3 B.D.S. ☆☆ ⧈-G-⧈Run-out Side B, etched (⧈-G-⧈ stamped)
MC 3897 ✩✩ TML-M W2 ◈-P-◈ IRunout A
MC 3898 W4 ✡✡ B.D.I. ◈-P-◈ IIRunout B
MC3897Label A
MC3898Label B
MC 3897 ☆☆ TML-M W1 ⧈-G-⧈
MC3898 W3 B. D. S. ✡︎✡︎ ⧈-G-⧈
SHE-1 MR (TRIANGLE)19787
SHE-2 MR (TRIANGLE)19787-X
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 | Brazil | Philips 6073 423First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Shelter Records SR-40380First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Shelter Records 49.145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Shelter Records SFL-2037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Shelter Records K6001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | Shelter Records 6084 600First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | South Africa | RPM RPM 436First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Shelter Records WIP 6321First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Shelter Records SR-40380First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Shelter Records SR-40380First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Shelter Records SR-40380First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Shelter Records SHE-1First year12", Advance, Promo · Promo | 12", Advance, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Shelter Records SR-40380First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Shelter Records K-6001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | The Right Stuff S7-714381956373 / EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets S7-7143819563737", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
19 vinyl pressings of I'm On Fire are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1975 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Shelter Records SR-40380, released April 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR-40380, SHE-1, AMS 7167, WIP 6321) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC 3897 ☆☆ ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ W1 ⧈-G-⧈ and MC3898 W3 B.D.S. ☆☆ ⧈-G-⧈. 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.
