Vinyl pressings
by Traffic · 1974
When The Eagle Flies was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 16 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.
2 - ILPS 9273 A-1U STERLING 2A-side, variant 1
ILPS 9273 B-1U 2 STERLING S2B-side, variant 1
ILPS 9273 A-1 U STERLING G LA-side, variant 2
ILPS 9273 B-1U STERLING R AB-side, variant 2
7E-1020-BSide B abel
7E 1020 A-4 CTH STERLINGVariant 1: Runout side A
7E 1020 B-4 CTH STERLINGVariant 1: Runout side B
T1 7E 1020 A-4 CTH STERLINGVariant 2: Runout side A
7E 1020 A -7 CSM STERLING A4 S 2Side A runout, variant 1
7E 1020 B-7 CSM STERLING A9 S 1Side B runout, variant 1
7E 1020 A -7 CSM STERLING A10 S 1Side A runout, variant 2
7E 1020 B -6 CSM STERLING A6 S 1Side B runout, variant 2
7E 1020 A-2 SP STERLING [SRC logo]Variation 1: side A runout
7E 1020 B-1 SP JCA STERLING [SRC logo]Variation 1: side B runout
7E 1020 A-1 SP JCA STERLINGVariation 2: side A runout
7E 1020 B-2 SP [SRC logo]Variation 2: side B runout
7E 1020 A-3 CP C STERLING E2Side A runout, var. 1
7E 1020 B-3 CP STERLING ASide B runout, var. 1
7E 1020 A-3 CP A STERLINGSide A runout, var. 2
7E 1020 B-2 CP STERLING ASide B runout, var. 2
P 7E 1020 A -3 CP 2 1A STERLINGSide A runout
P 7E 1020 B -2 CP 1 STERLING 1CSide B runout
7E-1020-ASide A label
7E-1020-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records L 35307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records L 35307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Island Records 410.044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES 1020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Island Records 9101 637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Island Records 88 334 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | Island Records ILPS 9273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19273 / Island Records ILPS. 19273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80059First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Mexico | Island Records LRG 25016 / Island Records ILPS 9273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Island Records 88 334 IT / Island Records ILPS 9273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Island Records L 35307 / Island Records ILPS 9273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Island Records ILPS 9273 / Island Records ILPS.9273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Island Records 88 334-I / Island Records 88334-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Island Records 20S-99LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Island Records 20S-99LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | Island Records 88.334-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Spain | Island Records 88.334-I / Island Records 5B 88334LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Friday Music FRM 9273 / Island Records FRM 9273LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Worldwide | Island Records 775 125-9 / UMC 00602577512599LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Island 576493-1LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 334-320 / Island Records 88 334 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 334-270 / Island Records 88 334 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 212 045LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 334 / Island Records 88 334 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 334 XOTLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 334 XOTLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 334 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Island Records 062-2604071 / Island Records 0114C 062-2604071LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Greece | Island Records ILPS 9273LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9273 / Island Records 88 334 XOTLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9273LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Island Records 7E-1020LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
52 vinyl pressings of When The Eagle Flies are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1974 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9273.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9273, 7E-1020, L 35307, 410.044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2 - ILPS 9273 A-1U STERLING 2 and ILPS 9273 B-1U 2 STERLING S2. 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.
