Vinyl pressings
by Smokie · 1975
Pass It Around was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
SRAK 510 A-1 1 LRunout Side A Variant 1
SRAK 510 B-1 1 -.Runout Side B Variant 1
SRAK 510 A-1 GW 1Runout Side A Variant 2
SRAK 510 B-1 GR 1Runout Side B Variant 1
SRAK 510 A - 1 (Stamped)Side A
SRAK 510 B - 2 (Stamped)Side B
SRAK 510 B - 1 (Stamped)Side B (Variant 2)
96 204 A-1Runout side A, stamped
96 204 B-1Runout side B, stamped
1C 062-96 204 ALabel side A
1C 062-96 204 BLabel side B
5C062-96204 A||HM 24783-1-YSide 1
5C062-96204 B||HM 24784-1-YSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | RAK SRAK 510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | RAK 1C 062-96 204First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | RAK ERS-80265First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | RAK 5C 062-96 204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | RAK SRAK 510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | Parlophone SRAK 510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | RAK SRAKJ (L) 6005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | RAK SRAK 510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | RAK SRAK 510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | RAK ERS-80265First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | RAK 1C 064-96 204 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-96 204LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | RAK SRAK 510 / RAK 0C 062ㅇ96204 ★LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | RAK 1C 074 96-204 / EMI Electrola 1C 074 96-204LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Ariola 211 030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2622LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RAK 1C 062-96 204 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-96 204LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
16 vinyl pressings of Pass It Around are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Japan, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is RAK SRAK 510.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRAK 510, ERS-80265, 1C 062-96 204, 5C 062-96 204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRAK 510 A-1 1 L and SRAK 510 B-1 1 -.. 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.
