Vinyl pressings
by Al Martino · 1963
Painted, Tainted Rose was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST1-1975-A3 #2 IAM &Version 1 side A runout
ST2-1975-W7 IAMVersion 1 side B runout
ST1-1975-A3 IAM &Version 2 side A runout
ST2-1975-A1 IAM &Version 2 side B runout
T 1 - 1 9 7 5 - F 1 IAM[triangle]A side variant 1
T 2 - 1 9 7 5 - F 1 #2 IAM[triangle]B side variant 1
T1-1975-G2 /IAM\A side variant 2
T2-1975-G2" /IAM\B side variant 2
ST-1-1975-A5 1 ☆Etched side A, except "1 ☆" stamped
ST-2-1975-A5 2 ☆Etched side B, except "2 ☆" stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1975First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1975 / Capitol Records T-1975First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1975First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1975First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records T1975First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1975First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1975First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1975First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1975First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1975First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1975 / Capitol Records ST-1975First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Germany | Capitol Records ST 1-1975LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records ST-1975LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records T 1975 / Capitol Records T-1975LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 1975 / Capitol Records T-1975LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | World Record Club LZ 7107LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1975LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records T 1975LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1975LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1975LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1975LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Painted, Tainted Rose are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records ST 1975, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 1975, T 1975, T1975) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-1975-A3 #2 IAM & and ST2-1975-W7 IAM. 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.
