Vinyl pressings
by Hamilton Bohannon · 1977
On My Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1977, the album's first year. 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.
AA 6338 866 1Y 1 ℗ 1977 67006 1 1 1Runout side A
AA 6338 866 2Y 1 ℗ 1977 67006 1 11Runout side B
6338 866.1Label side A
6338 866.2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 866First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-3710LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | Mercury 6338 866LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Mercury 6338 866LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | India | Mercury SRM - 1 - 3710 / Phonogram, Inc. SRM - 1 - 3710LP | LP |
| 1978 | Italy | Mercury 6338 866LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Turkey | Soul 1007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3710LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3710LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3710LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of On My Way are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Netherlands. One of them is Mercury 6338 866.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6338 866) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 6338 866 1Y 1 ℗ 1977 67006 1 1 1 and AA 6338 866 2Y 1 ℗ 1977 67006 1 11. 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.
