Vinyl pressings
by Jefferson Starship · 1978
Light The Sky On Fire 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.
7 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.
FB-11426 A-3S KENDUN-A JG A6A Side Runout (Variant 1)
FB-11426 B-3S KENDUN-A JG A2B Side Runout (Variant 1)
I A7 FB-11426 A-3S KENDUN-A JGA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
I AC FB-11426B-4S KENDUN-BB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
JD-11438 A-1S KENDUN-A A1BRunout side A
JD-11438 B-1S KENDUN-A I A1ARunout side B
JD-11438-ALabel side A
JD-11438-BLabel side B
JD-11469-ALabel side A
JD-11469-BLabel side B
FB1426-ALabel side A
FB1426-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Grunt FB-11426First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Grunt FB-11426First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Grunt FB 1426First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Grunt FB 1426First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Grunt JD-11438First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Grunt JD-11469First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Grunt FB-11426First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Grunt FB 114267", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Grunt FB 114267", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Grunt SS-31907", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Grunt SS-31907", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42-9087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | Grunt FB-14267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Grunt FB-114267", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Grunt FB-114267", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Light The Sky On Fire are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Grunt FB-11426, released November 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FB-11426, JD-11438, JD-11469, FB 1426) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FB-11426 A-3S KENDUN-A JG A6 and FB-11426 B-3S KENDUN-A JG A2. 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.
