US
June 1967- Label and catalog number
- Laurie Records 3391
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single
Vinyl pressings
by The Royal Guardsmen · 1967
Airplane Song (My Airplane) was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 13 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.
LR 3391 A p U4KM-6783--1D 1A-Side Runout Etching
LR 3391 B p U4KM-1461--1EB-Side Runout Etchingr
LR 3391 AA-Side Label
LR 3391 BB-Side Label
U4KM-6783--1 A2A-Side Runout Etching
U4KM-1461--1 A1B-Side Runout Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Festival Records FK-1848First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Festival Records FK-1848First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Laurie Records L 3391XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | Stateside SS 2035First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Stateside SR-1755First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Japan | Stateside SR-1755First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Stateside SS 2035First year7", Mono · Mono | 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS 2169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS 2169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | Stateside JSS 1139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Hispavox H 180 / Hispavox H-180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Stateside SS 2035First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | Ariola 19 590 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Ariola 19 590 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Stateside JSS 1139First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Laurie Records LR-33917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of Airplane Song (My Airplane) are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Germany, South Africa and more. One of them is Laurie Records 3391, released June 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3391, LR 3391, SS 2035, 19 590 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.