Vinyl pressings
by Pilot · 1975
Second Flight 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.
15 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 12 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 4950-1 Ian Bairnson David Paton Stuart Tosh Billy Lyall GA 1Runout A side, stamped/etched, variant 1
YAX 4951-1 GR 1Runout B side, stamped, variant 1
YAX 4950-1 Ian Bairnson David Paton Stuart Tosh Billy Lyall A 1Runout A side, stamped/etched, variant 2
YAX 4951-1 A 1Runout B side, stamped, variant 2
ST-1-11488-F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ─◁Runout A
ST-2-11488-F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ─◁Runout B
ST 1-11488Label A
ST 2-11488Label B
ST-1-11488-F-3• 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPRunout A
ST-2-11488-F-3• 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPRunout B
ST 1-11488Label A
ST 2-11488Label B
ST-1-11488-F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ─◁Side A Runout
ST-2-11488-F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ─◁Side B Runout
ST 1-11488Side A Label
ST 2-11488Side B Label
YAX4950 2YAA1507Side A runout stamped
YAX4951 2YAA1508Side B runout stamped
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 | Brazil | EMI EMC 8034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-05 879First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | EMI EMC 3075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | EMI EMS-80221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | EMI EMS-80221First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062-05879First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 3075First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ(L) 5063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | EMI EMC 3075 / EMI 0C 062 ◦ 05879First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | EMI ST-11488First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | EMI ST-11488First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | EMI ST-11488First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Uruguay | EMI SLPE 500.548 / EMI SLPE 500.548First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSEMI 73020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | EMI EMC-3075 / EMI EMC.3075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Second Flight are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is EMI EMC 3075.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 3075, ST-11488, EMC-3075, EMC 8034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 4950-1 Ian Bairnson David Paton Stuart Tosh Billy Lyall GA 1 and YAX 4951-1 GR 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.
