Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1974
Smiler was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 18 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.
9104001 1Y // 1∇ 420 KENDUN-ASide A runout, variant 1
9104001 1Y // 1∇ 420 KENDUN-ASide B runout, variant 1
9104001 1Y // 1∇ 420 0 1 15 24 KENDUN-ASide A runout, variant 2
9104001 2Y // 1∇ 420 0 12 17 KENDUN-BSide B runout, variant 2
KENDUN - A 9104 001 1Y // 2 ▽420 0 1 1Side A runout, variant 1
KENDUN - B 9104 001 2Y // 1 ▽420 0 1 4Side B runout, variant 1
KENDUN - A 9104001 1Y//1 ▽420 0 1 15 5Side A runout, variant 2
KENDUN - B 9104001 2Y//1 ▽420 0 15 5 0Side B runout, variant 2
TISRM-1-1017-A CT8 KENDUNSide A runout, variant 1
TISRM-1-1017-B CT8 KENDUNSide B runout, variant 1
1TSRM-1-1017A CT7 KENDUN B B 8Side A runout, variant 2
TISRM-1-1017-B- CT 7 KENDUN B̶ B10 BSide B runout, variant 2
S 1 SRM-1-1017-A - CS-3 A5Side A, Etched
S 1 SRM-1-1017-B CS-1 A3Side B, Etched
KENDUN ABoth sides, stamped
SRM-1-1017 ASide A Label
SRM-1-1017 A CP 5 KENDUNA-side runout, variant 1
SRM-1-1017 B CP 5 KENDUNB-side runout, variant 1
SRM-1-1017A CP5 CP5 KENDUN C A PA-side runout, variant 2
SRM-1-1017-B CP-5 KENDUN B PB-side runout, variant 2
1T SRM-1-1017A CT7 KENDUNSide A Runout Etched, "KENDUN" Stamped, var. 1
T1 SRM-1-1017-B CT7 KENDUNSide B Runout Etched, "KENDUN" Stamped, var. 1
1T SRM-1-1017A - CT7 KENDUN B D5Side A Runout Etched, "KENDUN" Stamped, var. 2
1T SRM-1-1017B - CT7 C81 KENDUN BSide B Runout Etched, "KENDUN" Stamped, var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Mercury 9104 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Mercury 9104 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Austria | Mercury 9104 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Barbados | Mercury SRM 1-1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Mercury 6338 528First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1-1017 / Mercury SRM-1-1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1-1017 / Mercury SRM-1-1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Mercury 9104 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Mercury 6338 528First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Mercury 6338 528First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Mercury SRM 1-1017 / Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. IMPP-10017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Philips 6336 575First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 528First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Philips 6336 575 / Mercury 6336 575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Mercury 9104 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11550LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11550LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11550LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11550LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Mercury 535 513-6 / Universal Music Group 0600753551363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Mercury 535 513-6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Mercury 9104 001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 6336 575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 6336 575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 6336 575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Mercury 9104 001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6463 090LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Mercury 63 38 528LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM 1-1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury 832 056-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM 1-1017LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM 1-1017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM 1-1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
55 vinyl pressings of Smiler are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1974 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Yugoslavia, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury 9104 001, released September 27, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9104 001, SRM 1-1017, SRM-1-1017, LP 5853) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9104001 1Y // 1∇ 420 KENDUN-A and 9104001 1Y // 1∇ 420 KENDUN-A. 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.
