Vinyl pressings
by Anne Murray · 1971
Straight, Clean And Simple was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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-6359-S1 ② #2Runout Side A, etched, Variant 1
ST-6359-S2 ② #1Runout Side B, etched, Variant 1
ST-6359-S1 ② #1Runout Side A, etched, Variant 2
ST-6359-S2 ② #3Runout Side B, etched, Variant 2
ST-6359-S1 ② #2Runout side A, etched
ST-6359-S2 ② #1Runout side B, etched
1-6359Side A label
2-6359Side B label
E ST1 667-1Runout side A
E ST2 667-1Runout side B
E-ST1-667Label side A
E-ST2-667Label side B
ST1 667 A5 #1 0Side 1 (hand etched
ST2 667 A5 #2 0Side 2 (hand etched
1-667- J-2 1 ✲A Side
2-667- J-2 1 ✲B Side
ST-1-667 H3 #2 ─◁Runout Side 1 (hand etched)
ST-2-667 H3 ─◁Runout Side 2 (hand etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6359LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6359First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-80266First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-80266First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 667 / Capitol Records ST.667First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST-667First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-667 / Capitol Records SW-8-0667LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-667First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-667First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-667First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6359First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6359 / Capitol Records ST 6359LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Straight, Clean And Simple are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Canada, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-6359, released March 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-6359, E-ST-667, ST-667, CP-80266) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-6359-S1 ② #2 and ST-6359-S2 ② #1. 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.
