Vinyl pressings
by Jackson Browne · 1974
Late For The Sky 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.
27 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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.
7E-1017 A5 TML-S CTH D 22 T1Side A runout, variant 1
7E-1017 B-4 TML-M CTH A 13 T1Side B runout, variant 1
T1 7E-1017 A5 TML-S CTH D 14Side A runout, variant 2
T1 7E-1017 B-5 TML-S A 15Side B runout, variant 2
7E-1017-A-3 TML-MRunout side A, variant 1
7E-1017-B-2 TML-MRunout side B, variant 1
P 7E-1017-A-3 X TML-M 1 A 1Runout side A, variant 2
P 7E-1017-B-2 TML-S 1 A 3Runout side B, variant 2
1 7E-1017-A-6 TML-M CSMSide A runout - Variant 1
1 7E-1017-B-7 TML-S CSMSide B runout - Variant 1
\ 7E-1017 A-6 TML-M CSM B17Side A runout etched/stamped - Variant 2
\ 7E-1017 B-6 TML-S CSM A10Side B runout etched/stamped - Variant 2
7E-1017A-1 TML-S TcAA-side runout, etched & stamped
7E-1017B-1 TML-S TcAB-side runout, etched & stamped
7E-1017A-1 TML-S 0-1 TcAA-side runout, etched & stamped - variant 2
7E-1017 B-1 TML-S TcA 0-1 SM1-B-side runout, etched & stamped - variant 2
1 7E-1017-A-6 TML-M CSMRunout A (variant 1)
1 7E-1017-B-6 TML-M CSMRunout B (variant 1)
1 7E-1017A-7 TML-S CSM ARunout A etched except TML-S stamped, (variant 2)
1 7E-1017 B-6 TML-M CSM BRunout B etched except TML-M stamped, (variant 2)
7E-1017A-1 0-1 Tvc A TML-SSide A runout - variant 1
7E-1017B-1 Tvc A TML-SSide B runout - variant 1
7E-1017A-1 TML-S 0-1 Tvc ASide A runout - variant 2
0-1 SM1-2 7E-1017B-1 TML-S Tvc ASide B runout - variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Asylum Records 7E-1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES 1017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Asylum Records 43 007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records 7E-1017First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 43 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Asylum Records 43007 / Elektra 43007First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1974 | Italy | Asylum Records K 43007 / Asylum Records 7E-1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Asylum Records P-8527YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records 7E-1017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 43 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 43007LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Asylum Records AE 1017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Asylum Records 7E 1017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | Asylum Records AUC 4507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Asylum Records SYL 9018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1017LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Asylum Records 081227959074LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Asylum Records RR1 1017LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Asylum Records INR 2231 / Inside Recordings INR 2231LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Asylum Records 7E-1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES 1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES 1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES 1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records K 43 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records K 43 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records 7E-1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records 7E-1017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records K 43 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records 7E-1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Asylum Records 43 007 / Asylum Records 7E-1017LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records 7E-1017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records 7E-1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 43 007 / Asylum Records 7E-1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
81 vinyl pressings of Late For The Sky are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1974 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records 7E-1017, released September 13, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1017, EQ-1017, SYL 9018, 7ES 1017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7E-1017 A5 TML-S CTH D 22 T1 and 7E-1017 B-4 TML-M CTH A 13 T1. 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.
