Vinyl pressings
by Emmylou Harris · 1975
Pieces Of The Sky 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.
26 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
1 S MS-2213- 31852-1A B 5Side A runout, etched (variant 1)
1 S MS-2213 - 31853-1A B 2Side B runout, etched (variant 1)
\ S MS-2213 - 31852-1A 8 BSide A runout, etched (variant 2)
l S MS-2213 - 31853-1A B 5Side B runout, etched (variant 2)
MS-2213- 31852-1 1 T1Side A Runout, Etched, Variant 1
MS-2213 - 31853-1-2 T1Side B Runout, Etched, Variant 1
Cstamped in dead wax, Variant 1
A1 T1 MS-2213- 31852-1-2Side A Runout, Etched, A stamped, Variant 2
MS-2213- 31852-2Side A Runout, Etched
MS-2213 - 31853-2Side B Runout, Etched
31,852Side A Label
31,853Side B Label
MS-2213- 31852-3Side A Runout, Etched Variant 1
MS-2213 - 31853-3Side B Runout, Etched Variant 1
\ S MS-2213- 31852-1A A20Side A Runout, Etched Variant 2
I S MS-2213- 31853-1B A11Side B Runout, Etched Variant 2
MS- 2213 - 31852 - 3 A PSide A Runout, Etched
MS - 2213 - 31853 - 2 D PSide B Runout, Etched
31,852Side A Label
31,853Side B Label
S1 MS -2213-31852-1A SX CRunout side A
P MS-2213-31853-2 CRunout side B
31,852Label side A
31,853Label 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 | Reprise Records MS 2213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2213LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 037 / Stern Musik REP 54 037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10199RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Reprise Records K 54037 / Reprise Records K54037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Reprise Records K54037First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | UK | Reprise Records K 54037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | Reprise Records LB 54037 / Reprise Records 54037LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | USA & Canada | Nonesuch 559085-1 / Reprise Records 559085-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Reprise Records RCV1 659144 / Reprise Records 081227879839LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
58 vinyl pressings of Pieces Of The Sky are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2213, released February 7, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2213, K 54037, K54037, K54037 (MS 2213)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 S MS-2213- 31852-1A B 5 and 1 S MS-2213 - 31853-1A B 2. 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.
