Vinyl pressings
by Helen Reddy · 1978
Live In London 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.
8 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SKOB-1-11873 F-1 #3 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] Wally [( )]Side A / etched [stamped]
SKOB-2-11873 F-7 #1 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] Wally [( )]Side B / etched [stamped]
SKOB-3-11873 F-5 #2 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] Wally [( )]Side C / etched [stamped]
SKOB-4-11873 F-1 #2 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] Wally [( )]Side D / etched [stamped]
SKOB-1-11873 F-2 ・─◁ [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] WallySide A Runout / etched [stamped]
SKOB-2-11873 F-2 ・─◁ [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] WallySide B Runout / etched [stamped]
SKOB-3-11873 F-2 ・─◁ [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] WallySide C Runout / etched [stamped]
SKOB-4-11873 F-2 ・─◁ [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] WallySide D Runout / etched [stamped]
SKBO-1-11873 F-5 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLA Side
SKBO-2-11873 F-3 1 ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLB Side
SKBO-3-11873 F-3 1 ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLC Side
SKBO-4-11873 F-3 1 ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLD Side
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 | Australia | Capitol Records STSP.11873First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBO-11873First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-50025-26First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-50025-26First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Capitol Records E-STSP 20 / Capitol Records OC 156 85 725/6First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records SKBO-11873First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records SKBO-511873LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records R 233708LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records SKBO-11873First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records SKBO-11873First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEMB-858LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN 16250LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Live In London are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records SKBO-11873.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKBO-11873, E-STSP 20, STSP.11873, ECS-50025-26) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKOB-1-11873 F-1 #3 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] Wally [( )] and SKOB-2-11873 F-7 #1 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] Wally [( )]. 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.
