Vinyl pressings
by Leo Sayer · 1975
Another Year 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.
21 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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.
CHR 1087 A - 1USide A runout stamped (Variant 1)
CHR 1087 B - 1USide B runout stamped (Variant 1)
ARUN HDSide A runout etched (Variant 1)
ARUN PLSide B runout etched (Variant 1)
CHR-1087 A1Side A runout stamped
CHR-1087 B1Side B runout stamped
ARUNSide A & B runout etched
CHR.1087-ASide A label printed
CHR-1087 B̶1̶ A1 1 ⋀Side A runout, stamped
ARUNSide A runout, etched
CHR-1087 B A̶ 2 EG ARUNSide B runout, etched
CHR.1087-ASide A label
1S BS-2885-41158-A/B/C• 1B SXT B 4Runout Side A
1S BS-2885-41159-A/B/C• 1A SXT B 12Runout Side B
S41,158Label Side A
S41,159Label Side B
1S BS-2885-41158-A/B/C 1B A3Side A runout, etched, variant 1
1S BS-2885-41159-A/B/C 1A A2Side B runout, etched, variant 1
1S BS-2885-41158-A/B/C 1C SX CSide A runout, etched, variant 2
1S BS-2885-41159-A/B/C 1C SX CSide B runout, etched, variant 2
35-2885-41158-A/B/CSide A runout stamped
35-2885-41158-A/B/C - 1BSide B runout stamped
BS-2885 - 41158-A/B/C. 1AVariant #2, Side A Runout (etched)
BS-2885 - 41159- A/B/C. 1AVariant #2, Side B Runout (etched)
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 | Chrysalis L 35637 / Chrysalis L-35,637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Austria | Chrysalis 6307 560 / Chrysalis CHR 1087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2885First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Chrysalis 6307 560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 560 / Chrysalis CHR 1087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Chrysalis 202 740-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 560 / Chrysalis CHR 1087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Chrysalis CHR 1087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L 35637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Portugal | Chrysalis 6307 560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | Chrysalis CHR 1087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Chrysalis ML.4019 / Chrysalis CHR 1087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Chrysalis 89437 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Unknown | Demon Records DEMREC582LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 205 870LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Chrysalis 6307 560LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41087LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Another Year are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1087.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1087, BS 2885, L 35637, 6307 560) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR 1087 A - 1U and CHR 1087 B - 1U. 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.
