Vinyl pressings
by Steve Miller Band · 1970
Number 5 was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
SKAO 1-436 - F/2"Runout Side A, etched
SKAO 2-436 - F/3"Runout Side B, etched
Triangle with letters IAM in itRunout Sides A & B, stamped
SKAO 1-436Label Side A
SKAO-1-436 - F1 —◁A side runout, variant 1
SKAO-2-436 - F4 —◁B side runout, variant 1
SKAO-1-436 - F8#2 —◁A side runout, variant 2
SKAO-2-436 - F7 —◁B side runout, variant 2
SKAO-1-436 - F11 #1 0Side A, Variant 1, etched except 0 stamped
SKAO-2-436 - F11 #2 0Side B, Variant 1, etched except 0 stamped
SKAO-1-436-F10 #1 0Side A, Variant 2, etched except 0 stamped
SKAO-2-436-F10 #1 0Side B, Variant 2, etched except 0 stamped
SKAO-1-436-F-9· 1 ☆Runout Side A (variant 1)
SKAO-2-436-F-9· 2 ☆Runout Side B (variant 1)
SKAO-1-436-F-9· 3 ✩ 2̶Runout Side A (variant 2)
SKAO-2-436-F-9·· 1 ✩ 2Runout Side B (variant 2)
E -SKAO1-436-1G P 1Runout side A, stamped
E SKAO2 436 -2G M 1Runout side B, stamped
E-SKAO1 436Label side A
E-SKAO2 436Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 436First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Capitol Records 2C 062-80510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 062-80510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Capitol Records SKAO-436First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Capitol Records SKAO-436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | Capitol Records 1 J 062-80.510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO 80436 / Capitol Records SKAO-8-0436LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Capitol Records ST-376First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-80067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239062 / UMe 00602567239062LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239062 / UMe 00602567239062LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-436LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-436LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-80 510LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-80 510LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 436LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-980LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records EA-ST 436 / Capitol Records 1E 064 ∘ 80510LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO 500436LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-436LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
43 vinyl pressings of Number 5 are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1970 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Japan, USA & Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records SKAO-436, released July 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKAO-436, EA-ST 436, CP-80067, ST 436) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKAO 1-436 - F/2" and SKAO 2-436 - F/3". 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.
