Vinyl pressings
by Freddie Hubbard · 1972
Sky Dive was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
RVG.87677 A-1 VAN GELDERRunout A, variant 1
.RVG.87677 .B-1 VAN GELDERRunout B, variant 1
RVG 87677 A-2 VAN GELDERRunout A, variant 2
RVG 87677 B-3 VAN GELDERRunout B, variant 2
RVG 87677 ASide A label
RVG 87677 BSide B label
RVG.87677.A.4 VAN GELDERA runout etched, VAN GELDER stamped
RVG.87677.B-3. T VAN GELDER DB runout etched, VAN GELDER D stamped
RVG 87677 AA label matrix
RVG 87677 BB label matrix
RVG ⋅ ̷8̷7̷7̷6̷7̷ ⋅ A-6 RVG-87677-A 6 VAN GELDERSide A runout
RVG-87677 ⋅ B-3⋅ T VAN GELDERSide B runout
RVG-87677 A-1 VAN GELDER SSide A runout
RVG-87677 B-7 VAN GELDERSide B runout
RVG 87667 ALabel A
RVG 87667 BLabel B
RVG·87677·A-1 VAN GELDER 7Runout side A
S RVG·87677·B-2 , VAN GELDER 2Runout side B
RVG 87667 ALabel side A
RVG 87667 BLabel side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | South Africa | CTI Records CIC 6024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | CTI Records OW 559 / One Way OW 559LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6018LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | CTI Records K20P-6836LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6018LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6018LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Sky Dive are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, South Africa. One of them is CTI Records CTI 6018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 6018, CIC 6024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG.87677 A-1 VAN GELDER and .RVG.87677 .B-1 VAN GELDER. 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.
