Vinyl pressings
by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band · 1973
Next… was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
6360103 1Y//1 1 6 3Side A runout stamped variant 1
6360103 2Y//1 11 2 1Side B runout stamped variant 1
6360103 1Y//1 1 1 1Side A runout stamped variant 2
6360103 2Y//1 1 1 7Side B runout stamped variant 2
VEL - 1017 A-PR 1 G.K.Runout A
VEL 1017 B-PR 1 G.K.Runout B
10 AA6360103 1Y 320A-side, stamped
10 AA6360103 2Y 320B-side, stamped
VEL 101 [5 scratched out] 7 A YCSide A runout (Variation 1) etched
VEL 1017 B YCSide B runout (Variation 1) etched
VEL-1017B-2Y IA HSide A runout (Variation 2) stamped
VEL-1017A-2Y IA MSide B runout (Variation 2) stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Austria | Vertigo 6360 103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Vertigo VEL-1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Vertigo VEL-1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 103 / Vertigo 6360 103 DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 103 / Vertigo 6360 103 DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 103 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 103 D / Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Vertigo VEL-1017First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Vertigo VEL-1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Vertigo VEL-1017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Vertigo VEL-1017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6360 103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 103 DLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Samurai SAH 114 PDLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Sahara Records SAH 114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Samurai SAH 114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Vertigo 6360 103 D / Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6 360 103LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360103LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 103 / Vertigo 6360 103 DLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Vertigo 63 60 103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 3169 / Fame 41 3169 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
49 vinyl pressings of Next… are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1973 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Austria, Canada and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 103, released November 16, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 103, VEL-1017, 6360 103 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360103 1Y//1 1 6 3 and 6360103 2Y//1 11 2 1. 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.
