Vinyl pressings
by Leo Sayer · 1976
Endless Flight was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 19 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.
Ⅰ-56 CHR 1125 A1 EG 3 BS-1-2962-EX-RE1 AzRunout side A, etched variant 1
Ⅰ-78 CHR 1125 B1 5 EG BS-2-2962-EX-RE1 AzRunout side B, etched variant 1
Ⅰ-180 CHR 1125 A1 EG 3 BS-1-2962-EX-RE1 AzRunout side A, etched variant 2
Ⅰ-237 CHR 1125 B1 8 EG BS-2-2962-EX-RE1 AzRunout side B, etched variant 2
I-216 CHR1125-A10 1Runout side A
I-267 CHR125-B10 1Runout side B
I-319 CHR 1125-A10 F3Side A runout ,variant 1, etched, stamped
I-313 CHR 1125-B10Side B runout, variant 1, etched
I-233 CHR 1125-A10Side A runout ,variant 2, etched
I-289 2̶8̶1̶9̶ CHR 1125-B10Side B runout ,variant 2, etched
CHR 1125 A//11 P 11 12Side A runout
CHR 1125 B//11 P 1 2 10Side B runout
CHR 1125-ASide A label
CHR 1125-BSide B label
BS-1-2962-RE-1 LW-1 AZ ❀Runout Side A, Etched, variant 1
1Runout Side A, Stamped, variant 1
BS-2-2962-LW-2 AZRunout Side B, Etched, variant 1
2 ✲Runout Side B, Stamped, variant 1
BS-1-2962 JW2Runout Side A etched, variant 1
BS-2-2962 JW1Runout Side B etched, variant 1
BS-2-2962 JW2 #1 AZRunout Side A etched, variant 2
BS-2-2962 JW2 #2 AZRunout Side B etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Chrysalis L 35974 / Chrysalis L-35,974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Chrysalis 6307 590 / Chrysalis CHR 1125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BS 2962First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Benelux | Chrysalis 51-1125First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2962First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2962First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | Chrysalis 51-1125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 590 / Chrysalis CHR 1125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHR 1125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHR 1125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 202 741-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | South Africa | Chrysalis PPL 160LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC03LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC583LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Chrysalis L 35974 / Chrysalis L-35,974LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3101LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis Records CHM 41125LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Chrysalis 6307 590LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 6307590LP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 6307590 / Chrysalis 6307 590LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | Chrysalis CHR 51-1125LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Sweden | Chrysalis CHR 1125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2962LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2962 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3101LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2962LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41125LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
70 vinyl pressings of Endless Flight are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1976 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1125.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1125, BS 2962, BSK 3101, ML 4072) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Ⅰ-56 CHR 1125 A1 EG 3 BS-1-2962-EX-RE1 Az and Ⅰ-78 CHR 1125 B1 5 EG BS-2-2962-EX-RE1 Az. 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.
