Vinyl pressings
by Steve Miller Band · 1976
Fly Like An Eagle 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.
58 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 22 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.
ST-1-11497-F40 1-S #5A side runout, var. 1
ST-2-11497- Z12 #9 KENDUN -B- ─◁B side runout, var. 1
ST-1-11497- Z11 #2 KENDUN -A- ─◁A side runout, var. 2
ST-2-11497 Z11 #3 KENDUN -A- ─◁B side runout, var. 2
KP ST1 11497 F37 #2 0Runout A, variant 1
ST-2-11497 F28 #2 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B, variant 1
KP ST-1 -11497 F34 #4 0Runout A, variant 2
ST-2-11497 F28 #3 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B, variant 2
ST-1-11497-F-27 *Side A etched runout code
MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A stamped runout code
ST-2-11497-Z14- -B- C1Side B etched runout code
KENDUNSide B stamped runout code
ST-1-11497- Z10 #1 KENDUN -B- 0Side A runout, variant 1
ST-2-11497- Z10 #1 KENDUN -B- 0Side B runout, variant 1
[4 in a circle] ST-1-11477-F·31. o4Side A runout, variant 2
ST-2-11497-Z14 KENDUN -B- 4 0Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-11497-F43 GD GOLRunout Side A etched
ST-2-11497-F34 GD GOLRunout Side B etched
ST 1-11497Label Side A
ST 2-11497Label Side B
ST-1-11497-F38 #3Variation 1 Hand Etched Side A
ST-2-11497-Z12#2Variation 1 Hand Etched Side A
KENDUN -B-Variation 1 Additional Runout Marking Side B Stamped -B- Hand Etched
ST-1-11497-Z11Variation 2 Hand Etched Side A
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 | Argentina | Mercury 6303925First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Argentina | Mercury 6303925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Mercury 6303 925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Mercury 6303 925LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Brazil | Mercury 6303 925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-11497First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11497First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-511497LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11497First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11497First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11497 / Capitol Records SW-11497First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Mercury 6303 925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Mercury 6303 925LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Mercury 6303 925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Mercury 6303 925LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-63029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records SN-16339LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records SN-16339LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | Arcade 88.02.0003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1999 | US | Capitol Records 72435-21185-1-9LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 1999 | US | Capitol Records 72435-21185-1-9LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Edsel Records SMBLP 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Capitol Records B0024660-01 / UMe B0024660-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Capitol Records ST-11497 / Capitol Records SW-11497LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239055 / UMe 00602567239055LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239055 / UMe 00602567239055LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 199957455022 / Universal Music Enterprises 199957455022LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australasia | Mercury 6303 925LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Mercury 6303 925LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN 16339LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Mercury 6303 925LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Mercury 6303 925LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 6303 925LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 6303 925LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 6303 925LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 541LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Mercury PRICE 75LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
100 vinyl pressings of Fly Like An Eagle are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1976 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11497, released May 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11497, SW-11497, SW-511497, 9286 177) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11497-F40 1-S #5 and ST-2-11497- Z12 #9 KENDUN -B- ─◁. 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.
