Vinyl pressings
by Randy Newman · 1972
Sail Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 9 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.
MS-2064 313554-3 1D SA side runout, variant 1
MS2064-B31355-1A LH SB side runout, variant 1
MS-2064 31354-3 1D A2 SA-side runout variant 2
MS 2064B 31335-1A LH A10 SB-side runout variant 2
T / MS-2064 31354-1B LHA etched
T / MS-2064 31355 1AB etched
31,354Label A
31,355Label B
MS 2064 31,354 1BSide A runout etched
MS 2064 31,355 1BaSide B runout etched
31,354Side A label
31,355Side B label
MS-2064 313554 1B LH D 3Side A, runout, variant 1
MS 2064 31355 1B C 3Side B, runout, variant 1
MS-2064 313554 1B LLH 0Side A, runout, variant 2
MS-2064 313555 1B 2 0Side B, runout, variant 2
MS 2064 31354 1BSide A runout,variant 1
P MS 2064 31355 1A LHSide B runout, variant 1
P MS- 2064 P 31354 1B LH 1ASide A runout, variant 2
P MS 2064 31355 1B 1ASide B runout, variant 2
s / MS 2064-A 31354-1A LHA runout
s MS 2064-B 31355-1B LH A 13B runout
31,354A label
31,355B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Reprise Records MS-2064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Benelux | Reprise Records 44185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2064LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2064LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2064LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Reprise Records 44 185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 185 / Reprise Records MS 2064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 185 / Reprise Records MS 2064First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 44 185 / Reprise Records 2064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 44 185 / Reprise Records 44185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 44 185 / Reprise Records 2064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 44 185 / Reprise Records 44185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Reprise Records 44185LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Reprise Records MOVLP846 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP846LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | USA & Europe | Nonesuch 558868-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2064LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Belgium | Reprise Records REP 44 185 / Reprise Records 2064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2064LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44185 / Reprise Records 2064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44185 / Reprise Records 2064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44185 / Reprise Records 2064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 44185 / Reprise Records 2064LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 44185LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 44185 / Reprise Records N° 44 185LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 44185LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 185LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 185 / Reprise Records 2064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 185 / Reprise Records 2064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
69 vinyl pressings of Sail Away are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1972 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2064, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2064, K 44185, MS-2064, 44185) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-2064 313554-3 1D S and MS2064-B31355-1A LH S. 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.
