Vinyl pressings
by Audience · 1970
Friend's Friend's Friend was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
CAS 1012 A-2U RAYS. GRunout Side A
CAS 1012 B-2U RASIN. ARunout Side B
CAS.1012ALabel Side A
CAS.1012BLabel Side B
CAS 1012 A//2 11 4Runout Side A, stamped - variant 1
CAS 1012 B//2 12 2Runout Side B, stamped - variant 1
CAS 1012 A//2 11 2Runout Side A, stamped - variant 2
CAS 1012 B//2 12 4Runout Side B, stamped - variant 2
CAS + 1012 + ARunout Side A, stamped (stamped in runout) - Variant 1
CAS + 1012 + BRunout Side B, stamped (stamped near outside of label, no stamp in runout) - Variant 1
CAS.1012ALabel Side A
CAS.1012BLabel Side B
CAS 1012 ARunout Side A
CAS 1012 BRunout Side B
CAS.1012ALabel Side A
CAS.1012BLabel Side B
1 0 AA 6369903.1 Y 320 A 1Runout, side one, stamped
1 0 AA 6369903.2 Y 320 CRunout, side two, stamped
1 0 AA 6369903 1 Y 320 1 DVariation, Side A
1 0 AA 6369903 2 Y 320 1 IVariation, Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Philips 6369 903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Philips 6369 903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Charisma CAS 1012 / Charisma CAS.1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Charisma CAS 1012LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1970 | UK | Charisma CAS 1012 / Charisma CAS.1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Charisma CAS 1012 / Charisma CAS.1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Charisma CAS 1012 / Charisma CAS.1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Philips SFX-7327LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Philips 63 69 903LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Europe | not on label CAS 1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | France | Klimt Records MJJ402LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Timeless Time 706 / Timeless Timeless 706LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| ? | Japan | Philips SFX 7327LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Charisma CAS 1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Friend's Friend's Friend are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, Germany, New Zealand. One of them is Charisma CAS 1012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS 1012, 6369 903) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAS 1012 A-2U RAYS. G and CAS 1012 B-2U RASIN. A. 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.
