Vinyl pressings
by Status Quo · 1977
Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 21 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.
9286686 1Y // 1 IB MELYSRunout, A-side, variant 1
9286686 2Y // 2 IBRunout, B-side, variant 1
9286687 1Y // 1 IB MELYSRunout, C-side, variant 1
9286687 2Y // 3 420 04 11 12Runout, D-side, variant 1
9286686 1Y // 1 IB MELYSA-side runout - Variant 1
9286686 2Y // 2 IB MELYSB-side runout - Variant 1
9286687 1Y // 1 1B MELYSC-side runout - Variant 1
9286687 2Y // 2 1B MELYSD-side runout - Variant 1
JAY *Record 1, side A
JAY *Record 1, side B
JAY B-1-17-77Record 2, side C
JAY B-1-17-77Record 2, side D
SKBB 1-11623Side A
SKBB 2-11623Side B
SKBB 3-11623Side C
SKBB 4-11623Side D
SKBB 1-11623Side A
SKBB 2-11623Side B
SKBB 3-11623Side C
SKBB 4-11623Side D
9286 686.1A-side Label
9286 686.2B-side Label
9286 687.1C-side Label
9286 687.2D-side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Vertigo 6641 591First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Austria | Vertigo 9286 728First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Austria | Vertigo 6641 590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Vertigo 6641 591 / Vertigo 6360 143/4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBB-11623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBB-11623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Vertigo 6641 590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Vertigo 6641 590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Vertigo 6641 590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Vertigo 6641 590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Vertigo 6641 590LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | Vertigo 6641 590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | Vertigo 6641 590First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1977 | Italy | Vertigo 6641 590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6641 590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Vertigo 6641 580LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo 6641 580LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1984 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5661/5662 LUX / Vertigo 6641 580 CFLP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1984 | UK | Vertigo PRID 5LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-7901971LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Vertigo 4723768LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Demon Music Group DEMREC1280LP, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | Demon Music Group DEMREC1280XLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Vertigo 6641 590LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6641 590LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6641 590LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6641 590LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6641 590LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6641 590LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Vertigo 6641 590LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKBB-11623LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Vertigo 9286 686 / PGP RTB 2LP 5661/5662LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Vertigo 9286 686 / PGP RTB 2LP 5661/5662LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Vertigo 9286 686 / PGP RTB 2LP 5661/5662LP, Album | LP, Album |
62 vinyl pressings of Live are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1977 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Ireland, Japan and more. One of them is Vertigo 6641 580, released March 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6641 580, SKBB-11623, SFX-10020-21, DAR 200) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9286686 1Y // 1 IB MELYS and 9286686 2Y // 2 IB. 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.
