Vinyl pressings
by Randy Crawford · 1980
One Day I'll Fly Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.
K 17680 - T - A-1 W2KDRunout side A, etched
K 17680 - T - B-1 W3KDRunout side B, etched
STRAWBERRYRunout both sides, stamped
K 17680(T) A*Label side A
K 17680 A-1 2 DAMONT D AO STRAWBERRYRunout side A
K 17680 B-1 STRAWBERRY DAMONT AARunout side B
K 17680 A-1 STRAWBERRYRunout etched, stamped side A variant 1
K 17680 B-1 STRAWBERRYRunout etched stamped side B variant 1
K 17680 A-1 W7 STRAWBERRYRunout etched, stamped side A variant 2
K 17680 B-1 W5 STRAWBERRYRunout etched, stamped side A variant 2
K17680 A *MT*Etched Runout A Side
K17680 B2 MT
K 17680 A-1 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, variant 1
K 17680 B-1 STRAWBERRYSide B runout, variant 1
K 17680 A-1 STRAWBERRY W-13Side A runout, variant 2
K 17680 B-1 STRAWBERRY W-21Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49576First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB 17.652First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records 17 680First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records K 17 680First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records K 17680First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17711First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17711First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17.652 / Warner Bros. Records WB.17.652First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 26 156First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1980 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 373First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17680(T) / Warner Bros. Records FWBD 0306First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records FWB 0306 / Warner Bros. Records K 17680First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17680 / Warner Bros. Records FWB 0306First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17680First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17680 / Warner Bros. Records FWB 0306First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of One Day I'll Fly Away are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1980 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 17680(T).
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 17680(T), FWB 0306, K 17680, WB 17 652) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 17680 - T - A-1 W2KD and K 17680 - T - B-1 W3KD. 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.
