Vinyl pressings
by McCoy Tyner · 1976
Fly With The Wind 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.
10 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
1S M9067A-1A [Eyes with eyebrows] #2 ERunout variant 1, side A
1S M9067B-1A [Eyes with eyebrows] #2 ERunout variant 1, side B
1S M9067A-1B [Eyes with eyebrows] #3 A4Runout variant 2, side A
1S M9067B-1A [Eyes with eyebrows] #2 A4Runout variant 2, side B
1S M9067A-1B seagull #3Runout Side 1, etched
1S M9067B-1A seagull A4Runout Side 2, etched
M-9067-ALabel Side 1
M-9067-BLabel Side 2
1S M9067A-1B ︵..︵ SXT 1 #3Runout side A etched
SXT 1S M9067B-1A ︵..︵ #2 DRunout side B etched
1S SXT M9067A-1A ︵..︵ #2 DRunout side A etched (ver 2)
1S SXT M9067B-1B ︵..︵ #3 DRunout side B etched (ver 2)
2S M9067A-1A [Eyes with eyebrows] SXT #2 5 ARunout side A
1S M9067B-1A [Eyes with eyebrows] #2 D SXTRunout side B
P M 9067 ARunout variant 1, side 1 etched
P M 9067 BRunout variant 1, side 2 etched
M9067A-1ASide A
M9067B-2B [may be '1B'---hard to read]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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | France | Milestone M 9101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Milestone M-9067First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Milestone M-9067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Milestone M-9067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Milestone M-9067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Milestone M-9067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Milestone M-9067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Milestone MSM 9067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Japan | Milestone VIJ-6456LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Carrere 68.164LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Fly With The Wind are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Italy, France, Germany and more. One of them is Milestone M-9067, released May 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M-9067, MSM 9067, M 9101, BLPS 19239) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S M9067A-1A [Eyes with eyebrows] #2 E and 1S M9067B-1A [Eyes with eyebrows] #2 E. 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.
