Vinyl pressings
by Alfred Apaka · 1964
Alfred Apaka's Greatest Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
DT-1-2088-A7 IAMSide A runout version 1
DT-2-2088-A9 2 IAMSide B runout version 1
DT-1-2088-A1 IAMSide A runout version 2
DT-2-2088-A4 IAMSide B runout version 2
T-1-2088-J2 [I Am Logo]Variant 1 runout side A
T-2-2088-P1 #2 [I Am Logo]Variant 1 runout side B
T-1-2088-P1 [I Am Logo] .Variant 2 runout side A
T-2-2088-P1 #2 [I Am Logo]Variant 2 runout side B
T1 2088-1Side A, stamped
T2 2088-1Side B, stamped
ST 2088
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2088First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2088First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1964 | UK | Capitol Records T 2088First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2088First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2088First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2088 / Capitol Records T-2088First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records DT 2088First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records DT 2088 / Capitol Records DT-2088LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records DT 2088 / Capitol Records DT-2088LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN-66025LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP 7188LP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-2088LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DT 2088LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DT 2088LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DT 2088LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-2088LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-2088LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
17 vinyl pressings of Alfred Apaka's Greatest Hits are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1964 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records DT 2088, released May 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DT 2088, T 2088, ST 2088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DT-1-2088-A7 IAM and DT-2-2088-A9 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.
