Vinyl pressings
by Ganymed · 1978
It Takes Me Higher was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
IP BF 18637 BZ 2411 SSTRunout side A, stamped, "SST" is etched
IP BF 18637 BZ 2412 SSTRunout side B, stamped, "SST" is etched
BZ 2411Label side A
BZ 2412Label side B
IP BZ 4410-A SSTRunout side A
IP BZ 4410-B SSTRunout side B
IP BZC 4410-A-2 SSTRunout side A
IP BZC 4410-B-2 SSTRunout side B
IP BZ 4410-A SSTSide A
IP BZ 4410-B SSTSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Germany | Bacillus Records BZC 4410 / Bellaphon BZC 4410First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Germany | Bacillus Records BZC 4410 / Bellaphon BZC 4410First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Bacillus Records BZ 4410 / Bellaphon BZ 4410First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Germany | Bacillus Records BZ 4410 / Bellaphon BZ 4410First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Spain | Bellaphon SPBO-7803 / Bacillus Records SPBO-7803First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Germany | Bacillus Records BF 18637First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Spain | Bellaphon SPBO-7803 / Bacillus Records SPBO-78037", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | Bacillus Records SPCO-7801 / Bellaphon SPCO-780112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | Bacillus Records SPCO-780112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Creole Records CR 12-16712", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Creole Records CR 1677", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Discodance D DISC 69027", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Discodance D DISC 69027", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Austria | Sabotage Recordings Sabotage Rec 3912", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1999 | Austria | Sabotage Recordings Sabotage Rec 3912" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Italy | TiVulandia TVL 45 0027", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Time Records12", Single Sided, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | 12", Single Sided, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of It Takes Me Higher are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, Spain. One of them is Bacillus Records BF 18637, released October 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BF 18637, BZC 4410, BZ 4410, SPBO-7803) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IP BF 18637 BZ 2411 SST and IP BF 18637 BZ 2412 SST. 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.
