Vinyl pressings
by Al Martino · 1968
This Is Al Martino was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
ST-1-2843-W1 IAMSide A runout
ST-2-2843-H1 2 IAMSide B runout
ST1-2843Side A label
ST2-2843Side B label
STI-2843-H2Side A Runout, (etched)
STI-2843-H2Side A Runout, (etched)
ST1-2843Side A Label
ST-2-2843Side B Label
ST1-2843 A7 0Side A etched
ST2-2843 A6 0Side B etched
ST1-2843-W5
ST2-2843-W3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2843First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2843First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 2843First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2843First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2843First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2843 / Capitol Records ST-2843First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club S/5598 / World Record Club S-5598LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-01103 / World Record Club S/5598LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-01103 / World Record Club S/5598LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | World Record Club R-01103 / World Record Club S/5598LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records SMK 74 421LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SF-528LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of This Is Al Martino are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Capitol Records ST 2843, released March 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 2843, T 2843) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-2843-W1 IAM and ST-2-2843-H1 2 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.
