Vinyl pressings
by Average White Band · 1974
Pick Up The Pieces was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 11 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-A-29700-2 1-1 SRC ATA-side runout etching
ST-A-29699-2 SP 1-1 ATB-side runout etching
ST-A-29700 SPA side label
ST-A-29699 SPB side label
ST-A-29700-2 1-1 [SRC logo] ATA-side runout
ST-A-29699-2 SP 1-1 ATB-side runout
ST-A-29700 SPA side label
ST-A-29699 SPB side label
ST-A-29700-3 ATRunout side A, variant 1
ST-A-29699-4 PP ATRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-29700-4 PP ATRunout side A, variant 2
ST-A-29699-3 PP ATRunout side B, variant 2
ST-A-29700-6 (MR) △96068-X ATSide A runout
ST-A-29699-5 (MR) AT △96068Side B runout
ST-A-29700-MOSide A label
ST-A-29699-MOSide B label
ST-A-29700-3 ATRunout Side A, etched
ST-A-29699-3 PP ATRunout Side B, etched
ST-A-29700-PLLabel Side A
ST-A-29699-PLLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic 45-3229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3229First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | El Salvador | Atlantic 45-3229First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 559 / Atlantic ATL 10559First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | Atlantic 2091247First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Greece | Atlantic 20912477", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-1368AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL 180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 637First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10489First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10489First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10489First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10489First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10489First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Unknown | Atlantic 45-322912", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Italy | Atlantic 45-322912", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Italy | Atlantic 45-322912", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Atlantic ST-A-297007" | 7" |
| ? | Unknown | Atlantic 45-322912", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-32297", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Pick Up The Pieces are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1974 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3229, released August 19, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3229, K 10489, AT 3229, ATL 10 559) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-29700-2 1-1 SRC AT and ST-A-29699-2 SP 1-1 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.
