Vinyl pressings
by Humble Pie · 1969
As Safe As Yesterday Is was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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.
IMSPO-25-1Y-2 DC 1 HSide A runout etched Variant 1
IMSPO-25-2Y-2 DC 1 GPSide B runout etched Variant 1
IMSPO-25-1Y-2 -1 CD 7Side A runout etched Variant 2 (CD is a logo)
IMSPO-25-2Y-2 GR CD 1Side B runout etched Variant 2 (CD is a logo)
IMOCS-101A-1 A3 (Φ greek reversed) R : XMatrix/Runout Side A (etched)
IMOCS-101B-1 A3 (Φ greek reversed) R : XMatrix/Runout Side B (etched)
IMCOS-101A-1 A2Bvariant 1 runout side A
IMCOS-101B-1 A1Avariant 1 runout side B
IMCOS-101A-1 B1A Rvariant 2 runout side A
IMCOS-101B-1A A1E X̶̷4̶̷R̶̷S̶̷-̶̷1̶̷4̶̷6̶̷1̶̷-̶̷-̶̷1̶̷C̶̷-̶̷A̶̷ ̶̷ R Rvariant 2 runout side B
IMOCS-101A-1 A4 ⟟ R XSide A, etched
IMOCS-101B-1 A2 ⟟ R XSide B, etched
IMOCS-101A-1 A4 ⟟ X REtched side 1
IMOCS-101B-1 A2 ⟟ X REtched side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Immediate IMSP 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Immediate IMOCS-101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Immediate 2C 062-90270 / Immediate 2C 062-90.270First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Immediate 1 C 062-90 270First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Immediate 1 C 062-90 270First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Immediate 3C 062-90270 / Immediate IMLS 211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Immediate IP-8830First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Immediate IMSP 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Immediate IMSP 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Immediate IMSP 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Immediate IMSJ 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Immediate IMOCS 101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Immediate IMOCS-101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Immediate IMOCS 101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Immediate IMOCS-101 / Immediate IMOCS 101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Daffodil Records SBA 16022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Outline Records OLLP 5233 / Outline Records OLLP 5233 ASLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Seven Seas K22P-385LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Get Back GET 549 / Get Back GET549LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | Immediate IMSP 025 / Immediate IMSP025BLKLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2025 | UK | Nice Records 5060915240156LP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Immediate IMSP 025 / Nice Records IMSP 025LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Immediate IDLP 4.00296 J / Line IDLP 4.00296 JLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Immediate IP-8830LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Immediate IP-8830LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
28 vinyl pressings of As Safe As Yesterday Is are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Immediate IMSP 025, released July 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IMSP 025, IMOCS 101, IMOCS-101, 2C 062-90270) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IMSPO-25-1Y-2 DC 1 H and IMSPO-25-2Y-2 DC 1 GP. 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.
