Vinyl pressings
by Tavares · 1976
Sky-High! 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.
28 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 20 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-11533-A-6A MASTERED BY CAPITOL B4 Wly S² SXRunout A etched / MASTERED... stamped, variant 1
ST-11533-B-6B MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wly S1Runout B etched / MASTERED... stamped, variant 1
ST-11533-A-6A MASTERED BY CAPITOL B4 Wly XS ²SRunout A etched / MASTERED... stamped, variant 2
ST-11533-B-6B SX MASTERED BY CAPITOL D3 Wly 1SRunout B etched / MASTERED... stamped, variant 2
ST-1-11533 F-2• Wly 3 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A variant 1
ST-2-11533 F-3• Wly 3 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B variant 1
ST-1-11533 F-2• Wly 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A variant 2
ST-2-11533 F-3• Wly 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B variant 2
ST-1-11533 F-5 #2 Wly · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, side A, var. 1
ST-2-11533 F-5 #2 Wly · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, side B, var. 1
ST-1-11533 F-5 Wly · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, side A, var. 2
ST-2-11533 F-5 Wly · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, side B, var. 2
ST-1-11533 F-1 #1 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout, side A / etched [except MASTERED BY … and 0]
ST-2-11533 F-1 #3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout, side B / etched [except MASTERED BY … and 0]
ST 1-11533Label, side A
ST 2-11533Label, side B
E-ST1 11533 - 1 HTMA Side Runout
E-ST2 11533 - 1 HTMB Side Runout
E-ST1 11533 - 1 HTMVariant 1, A Side Runout
E-ST2 11533 - 1 HTMVariant 1, B Side Runout
E ST1 11533 - 2 1 R H BLAIR'S DONT JumpVariant 2, A Side Runout
E-ST2 11533 - 1 HTM 1 L HVariant 2, B Side Runout
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 | Capitol Records 8375First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Barbados | Capitol Records ST-11533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Belgium | Capitol Records 4C 062-82262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Capitol Records ST-11533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Chile | Capitol Records 5096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Capitol Records 2C066-82262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-82 262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-82 262 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-82 262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Guatemala | Capitol Records ST-11533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 064 - 82267First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80571First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80571First yearLP | LP |
32 vinyl pressings of Sky-High! are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11533.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11533, E-ST 11533, 8375, 4C 062-82262) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-11533-A-6A MASTERED BY CAPITOL B4 Wly S² SX and ST-11533-B-6B MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wly S1. 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.
