Vinyl pressings
by Jigsaw · 1975
Sky High was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 15 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.
CH 3022 AS MR △97611 ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀRun-out Side A, etched (MR circled, ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ stamped)
CH 3022 BS MR II ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ △97611-XRun-out Side B, etched (MR circled, ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ stamped)
CH-3022-ASLabel Side A
CH-3022-BSLabel Side B
46262 CH-3022-AS KENDUN-B ƧRunout side A, variant 1
CH-3022-BS X KENDUN-B 46020Runout side B, variant 1
CH-3022-ASX KENDUN-A 45857 ƧRunout side A, variant 2
CH-3022-BS KENDUN-A 45855Runout side B, variant 2
CH-3022-ASLabel side A
CH-3022-BSLabel side B
CH 3022 AM MR △97610 KENDUN ARunout A
CH 3022 AS MR △97611 KENDUN ARunout B
CH-3022-AMLabel A
CH-3022-ASLabel B
CPI 1 A-2U KEV/MARTY O 1A-side runout variant 1
CPI 1 B-2U R 1B-side runout variant 1
CPI 1 A-2U KEV / MARTY HO 1A-side runout variant 1
CPI 1 B-2U PM 3B-side runout variant 2
CPI 1 A-2U KEV/MARTYA-side runout
CPI 1 B-2UB-side runout
CPI 1-ASide A label
CPI 1-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Private Stock PVT-108577", 45 RPM, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | BASF 06 19263-0First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | Chelsea Records CHGT 230X / Golden Treasures CHGT 230XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | France | BASF 06 19263-0First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Germany | Splash Records 06 19263-0 / Splash Records 0619263-0First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | BASF 06 19263-0First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | BASF BFS.13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Splash Records 06 19263-0 / Splash Records 0619263-0First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | BASF 06 19263-0First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ireland | Splash Records CPI 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ireland | Splash Records CPI 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Belsize BEL 951First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Belsize BEL 951First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | BASF UP-499-BFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | BASF UP-499-BFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Japan | Overseas Records YE-35-V7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Private Stock PVT-108577", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Sky High are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1975 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Belgium and more. One of them is Chelsea Records CH-3022, released August 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CH-3022, CH 3022, CH 3022-DJ, CPI 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CH 3022 AS MR △97611 ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ and CH 3022 BS MR II ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ △97611-X. 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.
