Vinyl pressings
by Humble Pie · 1977
Greatest Hits 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.
8 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
SMX51465 2ASide A runout - etched (wrong number scratched out)
SMX51466 2ASide runout - etched (wrong number scratched out)
SMX51465Side A label
SMX51466Side B label
IML 2005-A1 Ʊ TBRunout side A, etched
IML 2005-B1 Ʊ TBRunout side B, etched
†IML 2005-A†Label side A
†IML 2005-B†Label side B
IML 2005-A1 Ʊ TBRunout side A, etched
IML 2005-B1 Ʊ TBRunout side B, etched
†IML 2005-A†Label side A
†IML 2005-B†Label side B
IML 2005 A-1◇MBSide A runout etched
IML 2005 A-1◇MBSide B runout etched
IML 2005-A1 Ʊ TBRunout side A, etched
IML 2005-B1 Ʊ TBRunout side B, etched
†IML 2005-A†Label side A
†IML 2005-B†Label 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 | Australia | Immediate L 36374 / Immediate IML 2005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Ireland | Immediate IML 2005 / NEMS IML 2005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Immediate SRL 410.003First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | UK | NEMS IML 2005 / Immediate IML 2005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | UK | NEMS IML 2005 / Immediate IML 2005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | UK | Immediate IML 2005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | UK | Immediate IML 2005 / NEMS IML 2005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | Immediate (IML 2005)First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | NEMS IML 2005 / Immediate IML 2005LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | Italy | Immediate ZNLIM 33060LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Yugoslavia | Jugodisk LPS 1072 / Immediate LPS 1072LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Powderworks POW 3038LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | Australia & New Zealand | Axis AX.701394LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Immediate IMM 503 / Immediate IMM-503LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Greatest Hits are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Australia, UK, US, Ireland and more. One of them is Immediate L 36374.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L 36374, IML 2005, (IML 2005), SRL 410.003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMX51465 2A and SMX51466 2A. 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.
