Vinyl pressings
by Greenslade · 1974
Spyglass Guest was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
K 56055 A1Runout, stamped, All Variants
K 56055 B1Runout, stamped, All Variants
MELYS 2Runout, etched, side A, Variant 1
MELYS 5Runout, etched, side B, Variant 1
K56055 A1Stamped
K56055 B1Stamped
MELVSEtched on both sides
K·56055·A1 MELYS.1 0 ARunout Side A
K·56055·B1 MELYS. 2 0 ARunout Side B
K 56055 ALabel Side A
K 56055 BLabel Side B
K56055 A1 V V 1Stamped
K56055 B1 V 2 2Stamped
MELYSEtched on both sides
SRM - - 1015 - A - CS2 I GKRunout side A, partly etched (Variant 1)
SRM - - 1015 - B - CS3 I GKRunout side B, partly etched (Variant 1)
SRM - 1 - 1015-A-CS2 I SX G.K. MASTERDISKRunout side A, partly etched (Variant 2)
SRM - 1 - 1015-B-CS3 I SXT G.K. MASTERDISKRunout side B, partly etched (Variant 2)
SRM - - 1015 - A - CS2 I GKRunout side A, variant 1, partly etched
SRM - - 1015 - B - CS3 I GKRunout side B, variant 1, partly etched
SRM-1-1015-A-CS3 2 SX G.K. MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 2, stamped / etched
SRM-1-1015-B-CS2 1 SX G.K. MASTERDISKRunout side B, variant 2, stamped / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Vertigo 6370 111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Vertigo 6370 111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Vertigo 6370 111 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6370 111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6370 111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6370111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records HWBS 321-68First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56055 / Warner Bros. Records K 56055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM 1-1015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM 1-1015First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6370 111LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56055 / Warner Bros. Records K 56055LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Spyglass Guest are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 56055.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 56055, K56055, SRM 1-1015, SRM-1-1015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 56055 A1 and K 56055 B1. 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.
