Vinyl pressings
by Magna Carta · 1970
Airport Song / Elizabethan was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
10 AA6059013 1W 320 DSide A runout stamped, variant 1
10 AA6059013 2W 320 BSide B runout stamped, variant 1
10 AA6059013 1W 320 1 ASide A runout stamped, variant 2
10 AA6059013 2W 320 1 ASide B runout stamped, variant 2
10 AA6059013 1W 320 DRunout side A, stamped
10 AA6059013 2W 320 BRunout side B, stamped
AA 6059 013.1 WLabel side B [for side A]
AA 6059 013.2 WLabel side B [for side B]
10 AA6059013 1W 320 DSide A runout stamped
10 AA6059013 2W 320 DSide B runout stamped
AA 6059 013.1 WSide B label
AA 6059 013.2 WSide B label
6059013 1F ∇ 1 420 1 1 1Runout stamped side A
605 90 13 2F ∇ 1 420 11 1Runout stamped side B
6059 013 2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Vertigo 6059 013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6059 013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6059 013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 6059 013 / Vertigo 6059.013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | UK | Vertigo 6059 013First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | Vertigo 6059 013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Chile | Vertigo 6059 0137", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Airport Song / Elizabethan are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Germany, UK, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Vertigo 6059 013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6059 013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10 AA6059013 1W 320 D and 10 AA6059013 2W 320 B. 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.
