Vinyl pressings
by Wings · 1976
Wings Over America 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.
33 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 17 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.
YEX 963-1URunout A-side, variant 1
YEX 964-1URunout B-side, variant 1
YEX 965-2URunout C-side, variant 1
YEX 966-2URunout D-side, variant 1
PCS.7201ARunout Side A Etched
PCS.7201BRunout Side B Etched
PCS.7202A (3)Runout Side C Etched
PCS.7202BRunout Side D Etched
SWCO-1-11593-F10#3 Kp ─◃Runout A etched
SWCO-2-11593 F-2 #8 Wly ─◃Runout B etched
SWCO-3-11593 F-6 #8 Wly ─◃Runout C etched
SWCO-4-11593 F10 Kp ─◃Runout D etched
SWCO 1 11593 G1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout A, variant 1
SWCO 2 11593 G5 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout B, variant 1
SWCO 3 11593 G1 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout C, variant 1
SWCO 4 11593 G5 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout D, variant 1
SWCO 1 11593 G1 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0A side runout, variant 1
SWCO 2 11593 G1 #3 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLB side runout, variant 1
SWCO 3 11593 G1 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0C side runout, variant 1
SWCO 4 11593 G5 #1 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLD side runout, variant 1
SWCO 1-11593-F16 1Side A runout, Variant 1
SWCO 2-11593-F3 4 ✲Side B runout, Variant 1
SWCO 3-11593-F16: 1 2Side C runout, Variant 1
SWCO 4-11593-F-18· 1Side D runout, Variant 1
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 | Argentina | MPL PMC 9508/9/10First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | MPL XMPL 1003/4/5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SWCO-11593 / MPL SWCO-11593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SWCO-11593 / MPL SWCO-11593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SWCO-11593 / MPL SWCO-11593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SWCO-11593 / MPL SWCO-11593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | MPL 1C 188-98 497/99Y / EMI Electrola 1C 188-98 497/99YFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | MPL 1C 188-98 497/99Y / EMI Electrola 1C 188-98 497/99YLP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records EPS-50001/3 / MPL EPS-50001/3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records EPS-50001~3 / MPL EPS-50001~3First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEMC-702 / MPL SLEMC-702First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Parlophone PCSO 720-1/3 / Parlophone PCSP 720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | MPL PCS-7201 (YEX 963)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | MPL 7C 154-98497/8/9 / MPL PCSP 720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | MPL PCSJ(Y) 720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO.720-1/3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Italy | MPL 3C 154-98497/8/9LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia C3X 37990 / MPL C3X 37990LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | MPL C3X 37990 / Columbia C3X 37990LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO.720-1/3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | MPL XMPL 98497/9 / MPL MPL 1003/5LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Worldwide | MPL HRM-34316-01 / Hear Music HRM-34316-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | Unknown | MPL 00602577288692 / Capitol Records 00602577288692LP, LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Unknown | Capitol Records UIJY-75121LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Worldwide | MPL 00602577288692 / Capitol Records 00602577288692LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | MPL XMPL 1003/4/5 / MPL 31C 166 98497/9YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | MPL 98497/9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | MPL 166 098497/98/99 / EMI Electrola 166 098497/98/99LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Holy Hawk Record Co. Ltd. HH-6234LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | MPL PCSP 720 / MPL 0C 154-98 497/8/9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MPL PCSP 720 / MPL 0C 154-98497/8/9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | MPL PCSP 720LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MPL C3X 37990 / Columbia C3X 37990LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
59 vinyl pressings of Wings Over America are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1976 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Italy, Netherlands and more. One of them is MPL PCSP 720, released December 10, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCSP 720, PCS 7201 - 3, SWCO 11593, SWCO-11593) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 963-1U and YEX 964-1U. 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.
