Vinyl pressings
by Streetwalkers · 1975
Downtown Flyers was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
6360123 1 Y // 3 M A PORKY PRIME CUTA side, runout variant 1
6360123 2 Y // 3 M PECKOB side, runout variant 1
6360123 1 Y // 3 M 11 4 PORKY PRIME CUTA side, runout variant 2
6360123 2 Y // 3 M 11 4 PECKOB side, runout variant 2
6360123 1 Y // 3 MSide A runout
6360123 2 Y // 3 MSide B runout
6360123 1 Y // 4 M 1 1 12 A PORKY PRIME CUTA side, runout
6360123 2 Y // 4 PECKO M 1 1 14B side, runout
6360 123.1Side A label
6360 123.2Side B label
MASTERDISK (stamped) G.K. SRM-1-1060 A-C55 S I (etched)A Side Runout Etching
MASTERDISK (stamped) G.K. SRM-1-1060BC55 S I (etched)B Side Runout Etching
SRM-1-1060 A-CP3 (Side A)MASTERDISK G.K. (stamped)
SRM-1-1060 B-CP3 (Side B)MASTERDISK G.K. (stamped)
SRM-1-1060 A-CT2 TVariant Side A (etched)
SRM-1-1060 B-CT2 TVariant Side B (etched)
SRM-1-1060 A / 6360-123A-Y / 2A (Side A)
SRM-1-1060 B-3 / 6360-123B-3Y / 1A 2E (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Vertigo 6360 123 / Vertigo 6360.123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Vertigo 9102 005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 123 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo 6360 123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo 6360 123First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo 6360 123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1060First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1060LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1060LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1060LP | LP |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1060LP | LP |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1060LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Vertigo 6359 061LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6359 061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Downtown Flyers are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 123.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 123, SRM-1-1060, 9102 005, 6360 123 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360123 1 Y // 3 M A PORKY PRIME CUT and 6360123 2 Y // 3 M PECKO. 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.
