UK
December 17, 1998- Label and catalog number
- Heat Recordings HEAT DJ017
- Format
- 12", White Label
Vinyl pressings
by Mother's Pride · 1998
Learning To Fly was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1998, the album's first year. 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.
HEATDJ 017 A-02-01- SHANE
HEATDJ0 17 B-01-1- SMC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | UK | Heat Recordings HEAT DJ017First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1998 | UK | Heat Recordings Heat DJ17First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Heat Recordings HEAT DJ017First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1999 | UK | Heat Recordings HEAT 01712" | 12" |
| 1999 | UK | Devolution DEVR001X12" | 12" |
| 1999 | UK | Devolution DEVR001DP12", Promo, Limited Edition, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo, Limited | 12", Promo, Limited Edition, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo, Limited |
| 1999 | UK | Devolution DEVR001RX12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Devolution DEVR001DP12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1999 | UK | Not On Label PRIDE 00112", White Label | 12", White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Germany | Kontor Records Kontor10112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | Belgium | Xtra Nova XN 477912" | 12" |
| 2004 | UK | Not On Label PRIDE 00112", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2004 | Unknown | Not On Label PRIDE 00112", White Label | 12", White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Not On Label PRIDE 00112", White Label, Stereo | 12", White Label, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Learning To Fly are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1998 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in UK. One of them is Heat Recordings HEAT DJ017, released December 17, 1998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HEAT DJ017, Heat DJ17) 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.