Vinyl pressings
by Rare Bird · 1970
As Your Mind Flies By was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 7 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.
CAS 1011 A-2 U PA Side (Stamped) Variant 1
CAS 1011 B-2 U MB Side (Stamped) Variant 1
CAS 1011 A-2 U GG 2A Side (Stamped) Variant 2
CAS 1011 B-2 U T 2B Side (Stamped) Variant 2
CAS 1018 A-1 UA Side (Stamped)
CAS 1011 B-2 UB Side (Stamped)
CAS 1011 A-2 U :: ::
CAS 1011 B-2 U ::
R+B+1+AA Side (Stamped)
R+B+1+BB Side (Stamped)
CAS 1011 A-2U RHA Side (Stamped)
CAS 1011 B-2U RDB Side (Stamped)
CAS 1011 A-2U GA Side (Stamped)
CAS 1011 B-2U GB Side (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Philips 6369 904 / Charisma CAS 1011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Philips 6369 904LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | Germany | Philips 6369 904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Philips 6369 904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Israel | Phonodor 13009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Philips 6369904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Charisma CAS 1011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Charisma CAS 1011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Charisma CAS 1011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABCS-716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABCS-716First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABCS-716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABCS-716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABCS-716 / ABC Records ABCS 716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | ABC Records ABCS-716First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 206 957-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Philips 6369 904LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Charisma 6369 904LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Philips 6369 904LP | LP |
| ? | UK | Charisma CAS 1011LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of As Your Mind Flies By are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1970 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Charisma CAS 1011, released September 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS 1011, ABCS-716, 6459 005, 6369 904) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAS 1011 A-2 U P and CAS 1011 B-2 U M. 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.
