Vinyl pressings
by The Flying Burrito Bros · 1975
Flying Again 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.
19 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PAL-33817-1D KENDUN-ARunout side A, variant 1
PBL-33817-1F KENDUN-ARunout side B, variant 1
PAL-33817-1H KENDUN -A-Runout side A, variant 2
PBL-33817-1F KENDUN-ARunout side B, variant 2
o T1 PAL-33817-1G KENDUN-B ASide A runout, variant 1
T1 PBL-33817-1G KENDUN-B oSide B runout, variant 1
o T1 PAL-33817 - 1G KENDUN-B A2Side A runout, variant 2
o T1 PBL-33817 - 1G KENDUN-BSide B runout, variant 2
\ S PAL-33817-1E KENDUN-B A1Side A runout, variant 1
S PBL-33817-1D KENDUN-B A ASide B runout, variant 1
S PAL-33817-1D KENDUN B BSide A runout, variant 2
PBL-33817-1F KENDUN A ASide B runout, variant 2
P PAL-33817-1H KENDUN -A- C3Side A runout
P PBL-33817- 1F KENDUN-ASide B runout
AL 33817Side A label
BL 33817Side B label
P Շ Ƨ PAL-33817-1C o KENDUN-A SX A 2Side A runout
P / PBL-33817-1F 1 KENDUN-A ASide B runout
AL 33817Side A label
BL 33817Side B label
S XS PAL- 33817 - 1D KENDUN-B 1BSide A runout
P PBL-33817- 1F 1 KENDUN-A ASide B runout
AL 33817Side A label
BL 33817Side B label
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 | Australia | CBS SBP 234830First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia KC 33817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 69184 / CBS PC 33817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN-166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474366First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Singapore | CBS/Sony SOPN - 166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 69184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Columbia PC 33817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33817First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33817First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33817LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33817LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33817First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33817First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33817First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia SPB 234830LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33817LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Flying Again are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33817.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33817, S 69184, SBP 234830, KC 33817) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-33817-1D KENDUN-A and PBL-33817-1F KENDUN-A. 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.
