Vinyl pressings
by Alexis Korner · 1972
The Accidental Band was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1972, 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.
st-1022-A 0664.212 S1 PFSide A, runout etched
st-1022-B 0664.212 S2 PFSide B, runout etched
st-1022-a (0664.212 s 1)Side A, label
st-1022-b (0664.212 s 2)Side B, label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | Brain brain 1022 / Brain BRAIN 1022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2647LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Ricordi SNIR-MT 25046LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Carnaby CPS 9263 / Metronome 1022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 269LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 269LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2647LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2647LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Brain brain 1022 / Brain BRAIN 1022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Australia | Transatlantic Records L 35475 / Transatlantic Records TRA 269LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of The Accidental Band are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Germany. One of them is Brain brain 1022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use brain 1022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, st-1022-A 0664.212 S1 PF and st-1022-B 0664.212 S2 PF. 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.
