Vinyl pressings
by Sods · 1979
Minutes To Go was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 2 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.
01-6011-1A-1Side A runout, variant 1
13 ̶0̶1̶ -6011-1B-1Side B runout, variant 1
01-6011-1A-1Side A runout, variant 2
01-6011-1B-1Side B runout, variant 2
13-MDLP (crossed ou)- 6011-1A-1Side A
13-MDLP(crossed out)-6011-1B-1Side B
SFLP-3-AI ToneSide A, etched (variant 1)
SFLP-3-BI SFLP-3-BISide B, etched (variant 1)
SFLP-3-AI Tone ASide A etched, A stamped (variant 2)
SFLP-3-BI SFLP-3-BI ASide B etched, A stamped (variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Step-Forward Records SFLP 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Step-Forward Records SFLP 3LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6011LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| 1982 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6011 / Medley Records 5054196672010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Minutes To Go are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1979 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Denmark, UK. One of them is Medley Records MdLP 6011, released February 14, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MdLP 6011, SFLP 3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-6011-1A-1 and 13 ̶0̶1̶ -6011-1B-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.
