Vinyl pressings
by Emmylou Harris · 1970
Gliding Bird was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
JGS 8031A-1 Bell Sound [LW sideways] MSide A, stamped, [LW sideways] etched
JGS 8031B-1 Bell Sound [LW sideways] MSide B, stamped, [LW sideways] etched
JGS 8031 ALabel side A
JGS 8031 BLabel side B
JGS 8031 A-1Etched Side A
JGS 8031 B-1Etched Side B
JGS 8031 ALabel Side A
JGS 8031 BLabel Side B
JGS 8031A-1 bell sound LWSide A runout
JGS 8031 ASide A label
JGS 8031 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Jubilee JGS 8031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Jubilee JGS-8031 / Jubilee JGS 8031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Jubilee JGS 8031First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Jubilee JGS 8031First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Pye Records PKL 5577LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | UK | Pye Records PKL 5577LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | EMUS ES-12052LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | PRT PKL 5577 / Pye Records PKL 5577LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Roulette 522010 / Vogue Productions 522010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Roulette 201 061-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Gliding Bird are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada. One of them is Jubilee JGS-8031.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JGS-8031, JGS 8031) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JGS 8031A-1 Bell Sound [LW sideways] M and JGS 8031B-1 Bell Sound [LW sideways] M. 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.
