Japan
September 1, 1972- Label and catalog number
- URC URG-4015
- Format
- LP, Album · ¥1,700
Vinyl pressings
by Sachiko Kanenobu · 1972
み空 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.
2 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year. 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.
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 | Japan | URC URG-4015LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | URC URG-4015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | URC URG-4015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Japan | Vivid Sound VSLP-4014LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Spain | Guerssen GUESS043LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Japan | HMV Record Shop HRLP046LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2019 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 175LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 175LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 175LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Japan | URC MHJL 299LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of み空 are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1972 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Japan. One of them is URC URG-4015, released September 1, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use URG-4015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.