Vinyl pressings
by John & Ernest · 1973
Super Fly Meets Shaft / Part Two was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
RW-201-A-W1 #2 I̶A̶M̶ ──◁A side deadwax - scribed, IAM triangle stamped then scratched out
RW-201 A-MA-Side Label
RW-201 B-MB-Side Label
RW-201-B. R3 ──◁B side deadwax - scribed
RW 201-A-M-1J(stamped) - Z5(scribed) 1 * (stamped)A side deadwax
2(scribed at 9 o'clock) RW-201B-RE1 Z·5: (scribed) 1 (stamped)B side deadwax
RW 201A-M-1AA side deadwax - stamped (Variant 1)
RW 201B-M-1AB side deadwax - stamped (Variant 1)
RW 201A-M-1BA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
RW 201B-M-1B pB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
RW 201A-M 1K #1 0A-Side Label
RW 201B-M-1K Side 2 #2 0B-Side Label
RW 201A-M-1CA side deadwax - stamped
RW 201B-M-1DB side deadwax - stamped
1231A-Side Label
1232B-Side Label
A side deadwax - scribed, IAM triangle stamped: RW-201-A-W1
B side deadwax - scribed, IAM triangle stamped: RW-201-B-X2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW-201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW-201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW-201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW-201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW-201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW-201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW-2017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW-201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Rainy Wednesday Records RW-201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Rainy Wednesday Records 2017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Super Fly Meets Shaft / Part Two are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US. One of them is Rainy Wednesday Records RW-201.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RW-201, RW 201) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RW-201-A-W1 #2 I̶A̶M̶ ──◁ and RW-201 A-M. 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.
