Vinyl pressings
by Flash · 1973
Out Of Our Hands was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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.
SVNA 7260 A-1 L 1Side A runout variant 1
SVNA 7260 B-1 R 2Side B runout variant 1
SVNA 7260 A-1 M 1Side A runout variant 2
SVNA 7260 B-1 G D 2Side B runout variant 2
SMAS-1-11218-F3- wly 1 ✲Runout, side A
SMAS-2-11218-F3- 1 ✲Runout, side B
SMAS 1-11218Label, side A
SMAS 2-11218Label, side B
SMAS-1-11218-F4 —◁Etched, Side 1
SMAS-2-11218-F2 —◁Etched, Side 2
SMAS 1-11218Label, Side 1
SMAS 2-11218Label, Side 2
0 SMAS 1 11218 F1 #3A side runout, variant 1
0 SMAS 2 11218 F1 2B side runout, variant 1
0 SMAS 1 11218 F1 #3A side runout, variant 2
0 SMAS 2 11218 F1#2B side runout, variant 2
SMAS 11218 Side 1Side A Runout Etched
SMAS 11218 Side 2Side B Runout Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | Harvest XHVL 1026 / Harvest XHVL-1026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Sovereign SMAS-11218 / Capitol Records SMAS-11218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Sovereign SMAS-11218 / Capitol Records SMAS-11218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Regal Zonophone 3C 064 - 94648First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80954First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Sovereign 5C 062-94648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Sovereign SVNA 7260 / Sovereign SVNA.7260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Parlophone PCSJ(D) 188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11218 / Sovereign SMAS-11218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11218 / Sovereign SMAS-11218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11218 / Sovereign SMAS-11218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Sovereign SVNA 7260 / Sovereign 0C 064 ○ 94648First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Sovereign 2C 066-94648LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Venezuela | Harvest SHLPAA.9521LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Out Of Our Hands are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Sovereign SVNA 7260, released October 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SVNA 7260, SMAS-11218, XHVL 1026, 3C 064 - 94648) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SVNA 7260 A-1 L 1 and SVNA 7260 B-1 R 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.
