Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1979
High Energy was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year. 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.
J4RS 0017 1 A1GSide One stamped and etched "A1G"
J4RS 0018 1 v10 QSide Two stamped and etched "Q"
J4RS-0017Label Matrix Number Side A
J4RS-0018Label Matrix Number Side B
K-10765 TU 2620A F/W GOLSide A
K-10766 TU 2620B 11 F/W GOLSide B
TU - 2620 AA Side Etch
TU - 2620 B XB Side Etch
T1 TU 2620 SIDE 1 - 3THSide A runout etched
T1 TU 2620-5 SIDE 2Side B runout etched
TU 2620 ALabel Matrix Number Side A
TU 2620 BLabel Matrix Number Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | US | K-Tel TU 2620First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | K-Tel TU 2620First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | K-Tel TU 2620First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | K-Tel International (USA), Inc. TU 2620First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | K-Tel TU 2620First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | K-Tel TU 2620First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | K-Tel TU 2620First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | K-Tel International (USA), Inc. TU 2620First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | K-Tel TU 2620First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | K-Tel TU 2620LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of High Energy are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US. One of them is K-Tel TU 2620.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TU 2620) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J4RS 0017 1 A1G and J4RS 0018 1 v10 Q. 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.
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