Vinyl pressings
by ABBA · 1981
When All Is Said And Done B/W Should I Laugh Or… was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 6 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.
STA-40663-2 @THP 0-3Runout, Side A, Etched, variant 1
STA-40670-1 @THP I - IRunout, Side B, Etched, variant 1
STA-40663-5 @tGP 1-3Runout, Side A, Etched, variant 2
STA-40670-1 @tGP 1-2Runout, Side B, Etched, variant 2
ST-A-40663-4 C+GP R-8530-4Run-out side A
ST-A-40670-3 R-8531-3Run-out side B
ST-A-40663-ARLabel side A
ST-A-40670-ARLabel side B
ST-A-40663-SPLabel Side A
ST-A-40670-SPLabel Side B
ST-A-40663-2 SP @tGP 0-1A-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-40663-2 SP @tGP 0-2B-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-40663-SPLabels
A-40663-2 @tGP R-8529-2A-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-40663-4 @tGP R-8530-4B-Side Runout Etching
A-40663-ARLabel Mono Side
ST-A-40663-ARLabel Stereo Side
ST-A-40663-4 SP @ 4-PA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-40663-24SP @ 4-PB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-40663-ARLabels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | RCA Victor S-0183First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Austria | Polydor 630007", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
| 1981 | Brazil | RCA 101.8233First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3889First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3889First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3889First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | El Salvador | RCA CA-11274First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 103955First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic 3889 / Atlantic #3889First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic 3889 / Atlantic #3889First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic 3889 / Atlantic #3889First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic 3889First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic 3889First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic 3889First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1982 | Mexico | RCA Victor SP-57187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of When All Is Said And Done B/W Should I Laugh Or… are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Brazil, Canada, El Salvador and more. One of them is Atlantic 3889.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3889, 101.8233, AT 3889, CA-11274) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-40663-2 @THP 0-3 and STA-40670-1 @THP I - I. 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.
