Vinyl pressings
by Uriah Heep · 1976
High And Mighty 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.
30 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 18 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.
9 ILPS 9384 A1 - EGRunout side A variant 1
14 ILPS 9384 B1E EGRunout side B variant 1
18 ILPS 9384 A1 - EGRunout side A variant 2
I-59 ILPS 9384 B1E EGRunout side B variant 2
BS-1-2949 I PRunout side A
BS-2-2949 I PRunout side B
BS-1-2949 LW3 1A Side Etch
BS-2-2949 LW3. 2B Side Etch
BS-1-2949-1B A2 S1A Side Etch, variant 1
BS-2-2949-1B A3 S1B Side Etch, variant 1
BS-1-2949-1A A1 S2A Side Etch, variant 2
BS-2-2949-1B A2 S1B Side Etch, variant 2
BS-1-2949- A-1 T1A side etch, variant 1
BS-2-2949- B-1 T1B side etch, variant 1
BS-1-2949 - A - 1 T1A side etch, variant 2
BS-2-2949 - B - 1 B T2B side etch, variant 2
BS-1-2949-JW2- "☺" #2 0Side A etched/ 0 stamped variant 1
BS-2-2949-JW2- "☺" #1 0Side B etched/ 0 stamped variant 1
BS-1-2949-JW1 2 - "☺" #1 0Side A etched/ 0 stamped variant 2
BS-2-2949-JW2- "☺" #1 0Side B etched/ 0 stamped variant 2
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 | Australia | Bronze 24-384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Bronze L 36396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Bronze 27 438 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2949 / Bronze BS 2949First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Bronze BRO 2017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Bronze BRO 2017LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Germany | Bronze 27 438 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Island Records 2J 064-98114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Bronze ILPS 9384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Bronze ILPS 19384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Bronze P-10196BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Bronze P-10196BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Malaysia | Uranya Record URLP 311-112 / Uranya Record URLP - 311-112LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Bronze 27 438 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Bronze 24-384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Bronze 2409 307LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Bronze 28 715 XOT / Bronze 28 715-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Bronze 28 715 XOT / Bronze 28 715-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 191LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Russia | SNC Records ME-2021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | BMG BMGRM093LP / Sanctuary BMGRM093LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | BMG BMGCAT539LP/#9LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2023 | UK & Ireland | BMG BMGCAT539LPLP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Bronze 893.017LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 715 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Island Records 2J 064-98114 / Island Records ILPS 9384LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Philippines | Bronze BRNA 384LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Bronze 28.715-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Bronze BRNA 384LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Bronze ILPS 9384 / Jugoton LSBR 73045LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
54 vinyl pressings of High And Mighty are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1976 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Bronze ILPS 9384, released June 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9384, BS 2949, 24-384, L 36396) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9 ILPS 9384 A1 - EG and 14 ILPS 9384 B1E EG. 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.
