US
1975- Label and catalog number
- Arista AS 0160
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
Vinyl pressings
by Martha Reeves · 1975
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher 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.
6 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
2206-SLabel Side A
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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 | Canada | Arista AS 0160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | Arista 8E 006 97435 GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | Arista AAJ 1011First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0160First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0160First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Arista AS 02287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Arista 1 C 006-97 435 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-97 4357", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Arista AS 02287", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Arista AS 02287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Arista AS 02287", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Arista ATA1607", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Arista ARISTA 367", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Arista ARISTA 367", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Canada, Portugal, South Africa. One of them is Arista AS 0160.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 0160, 8E 006 97435 G, AAJ 1011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.