Vinyl pressings
by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel · 1976
Timeless Flight was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
1 YAX 5045 - 1 G TRunout side A variation 1
1 1 YAX 5046 - 1 G TRunout side B variation 1
1 YAX 5045 - 1 M MRunout side A variation 2
1 1 YAX 5046 - 1 M ORunout side B variation 2
1 YAX 5045 - 1 GRunout side 1 Stamped
1 YAX 5046 - 1 GRunout side 2 Stamped
ST-1-11500 F2 —<l MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
ST-2-11500 F2 —<l MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout
ST 1-11500Side A label
ST 2-11500Side B label
ST-1-11500-F-3 ✲ KP MASTERED BY CAPITOLEtched side A, except ✲ & MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped
ST-2-11500-F-3 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPEtched side B, except ✲ & MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped
ST-1-11500 F1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 0Runout side A
ST-2-11500 F1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 0Runout side B
ST1-11500Label side A
ST2-11500Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMA 775First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | EMI XEMC 8033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Finland | EMI EMA 775First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1 C062-06 000 / EMI 1C 062-06 000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EMS-80441First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EMS-80441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 5 C 062-06000 / EMI 5C 064-06 000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 5 C062-06000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 064-06000LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Portugal | EMI 8E 064-06 000First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | EMI EMA 775First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ(D) 5065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | EMI 1J 064-06000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMA 775First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | EMI ST-11500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI 038 79 5927-1 / EMI Electrola Gmbh 038 79 5927-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Timeless Flight are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is EMI EMA 775, released January 30, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMA 775, ST-11500, XEMC 8033, 1 C062-06 000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 YAX 5045 - 1 G T and 1 1 YAX 5046 - 1 G T. 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.
