Vinyl pressings
by Archie Bell & The Drells · 1968
"There's Gonna Be A" Showdown 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.
11 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
A - 15602 - 2 AT SRC MA Side Runout, variant 1
A - 15605 - 3 SRC M ATB Side Runout, variant 1
A - 15603 - 5 LW AT M SRCA Side Runout, variant 2
A - 15605 - 1 LW M AT SRCB Side Runout, variant 2
A -15603 - 22 MR △74059 AT WA Side Runout
A- 15605 - 25 MR △74060 AT WB Side Runout
A-15603-MOSide A Label
A-15605-MOSide B Label
A- 15603 - 14 LW AT WRunout A
A-15605 - 11 LW W ATRunout B
A-15603-PLA label
A-15605-PLB label
A-15603-3 AT SRC(logo) MA Side Runout
A-15605-4 LW W AT SRC(logo)B Side Runout
A-15603 SPA Side Label
A-15605 SPB Side Label
A - 15603 - 14 LW AT WRunout A
A - 15605 - 11 LW W ATRunout B
A-15603-PLLabel A
A-15605-PLLabel B
ATL 15603Runout side A
ATL 15605Runout side B
ATL-15603Matrix on side A label
ATL-15603Matrix on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2583XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2583XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70.342First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Greece | Atlantic 25015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.342First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2583First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70. 342 / Atlantic ATL 70.342First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2583First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2583First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2583First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2583First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Atlantic AK-27367", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Portugal | Atlantic N-28-52 / Alvorada N-28-527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of "There's Gonna Be A" Showdown are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Sweden, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2583, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2583, ATL 70. 342, AT 2583X, ATL 70.342) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A - 15602 - 2 AT SRC M and A - 15605 - 3 SRC M AT. 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.
