Vinyl pressings
by Pilot · 1976
Morin Heights 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 8 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.
YAX 5145-1U 11 STERLING RTB-1-A 1Runout A side, stamped/etched [Variant 1]
YAX 5146-1U STERLING RTB-2- A C 1Runout B side, stamped/etched [Variant 1]
YAX 5145-1U STERLING RTB-1-ARunout A side, stamped/etched [Variant 2]
YAX 5146-2U STERLING RTB-2-BRunout B side, stamped/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 | EMI EMA 779First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMA-779First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | EMI XEMC 8039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-06 123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EMS-80522First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Mozambique | EMI EMA 779First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062-06123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | EMI 7C 064-06 123 / EMI 7 C 064-06123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMA 779 / EMI OC 064 ◦ 06123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EMS-80522First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Morin Heights are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Australia, Brazil, Germany and more. One of them is EMI EMA 779.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMA 779, EMA-779, XEMC 8039, 1C 062-06 123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 5145-1U 11 STERLING RTB-1-A 1 and YAX 5146-1U STERLING RTB-2- A C 1. 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.
