Vinyl pressings
by Steve Miller Band · 1969
Your Saving Grace was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 7 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-1-331-B-4:✲A Side etched except ✲, var 1
SKAO-2-331-B-4:✲B Side etched except ✲, var 1
SKAO-1-331-B-4• 2 ✲A Side runout, var 2
SKAO-2-331-B-4• 2 ✲ ▩B Side runout; ▩ = scratched out letters, var 2
SKAO-1-331-X4 —◁A side runout, variant 1
SKAO-2-331-W1 —◁B side runout, variant 1
SKAO-1-331-W3 —◁A side runout, variant 2
SKAO-2-331-W3 —◁B side runout, variant 2
SKAO-1-331 H5#2 0Side A runout, variant 1
SKAO-2-331-A3 #3 0Side B runout, variant 1
SKAO-1-331 H5#1 0Side A runout, variant 2
SKAO-2-331-A3 #3 0Side B runout, variant 2
SKAO 1-331-B2 [IAM]Runout side A, variant 1
SKAO 2-331-A1 [IAM]Runout side B, variant 1
SKAO 1-331-A1 #2 [IAM]Runout side A, variant 2
SKAO 2-331-B2 #2 [IAM]Runout side B, variant 2
SKAO-1-80331-1Runout side A
SKAO-2-80331-1Runout side B
SKAO-1-8-0331Label side A
SKAO-2-8-0331Label side B
SKAO1-331-B2 2Side 1 etched
SKAO2-331-A1 2Side 2 etched
SKAO1-331Side 1
SKAO2-331Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062-80 277First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8889First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Capitol Records SKAO 331 / Capitol Records SKAO-331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 331First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-331 / Capitol Records SKAO-8-0331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-331First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-331First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 331 / Capitol Records IE 062 ∘ 80277LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-8-0331LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-331LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 062-80277LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 80277LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80909LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239093 / UMe 00602567239093LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239093 / UMe 00602567239093LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-331LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16079LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 038-79 4448 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8889LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80909LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 028-80277LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 028-80277LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | Hua Sheng KHS-4275LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 331 / Capitol Records 1E 062 o 80277LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 331 / Capitol Records 1E 062 ◦ 80277LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-331LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-331LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Your Saving Grace are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records SKAO-331, released November 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKAO-331, ST 331, 1 C 062-80 277, SKAO 331) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKAO-1-331-B-4:✲ and SKAO-2-331-B-4:✲. 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.
