Vinyl pressings
by B.J. Thomas · 1970
Everybody's Out Of Town 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.
12 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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.
SPS 582 A - 1A X K STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 1
SPS 582 B 1AX-1 K STERLING RLSide B runout, variant 1
SPS 582 A - 1A X K STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 2
SPS 582 B 1A 1 K STERLING RLSide B runout, variant 2
T I SPS 582 A-1B LH STERLING RL ARunout A
T I SPS 582 B-1B LH STERLING RL B7Runout B
SPS-582-ALabel A
SPS-582-BLabel B
SPS 582 A-1D (MR) △14645 ⓵ STERLING RLRunout A
SPS 582-B-1D (MR) △14645-X ③ STERLING RLRunout B
A2, A5, B2,ASCAP
A1, A3, A4, B1, B3 To B5BMI
SPS 582 A - 1A X K STERLING RLSide A runout
SPS 582 B 1A 1 K STERLING RLSide B runout
SPS-582-ASide A label matrix
SPS-582-BSide B label matrix
SMX34849 (SP5582-A)Side A Label
SMX34850 (SP5582-A)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Scepter Records SJL-933,777 / Scepter Records SJL-933777First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | Scepter Records SPS-582 / Top Tape SPS-582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Scepter Records SPS 582First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Scepter Records 2C062-91540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Scepter Records SHA-S 407First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Scepter Records SHA-S 407First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Mexico | Scepter Records LPI-250 / Orfeon LPI-250First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Wand WNS 7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS-582 / Scepter Records SPS 582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS-582 / Scepter Records SPS 582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS-582 / Scepter Records SPS 582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS-582 / Scepter Records SPS 582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | Tailee TLA-674LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1972 | South Africa | Scepter Records SGALP 1654 / Gallo SGALP 1654LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Scepter Records SPS-582 / Top Tape SPS-582LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Scepter Records SPS-582LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Philips FDX-218LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Philips FDX-218LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SKAO-93185 / Scepter Records SPS 582LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
19 vinyl pressings of Everybody's Out Of Town are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Scepter Records SPS-582.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPS-582, WNS 7, SJL-933,777, SPS 582) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPS 582 A - 1A X K STERLING RL and SPS 582 B 1AX-1 K STERLING RL. 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.
