Vinyl pressings
by B.J. Thomas · 1975
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done… was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 18 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.
ABP-12054 16682-S-2 RFS/WWS TIIIRunout, Side A, Etched
ABP-12054 16683-S-2 RFS/WWS TIIIRunout, Side B, Etched
ABP-12054 T 16682-S -1 RFS/WWSRunout, Side A, Etched, Variant 1
ABP-12054 T 16683-S -1 RFS/WWSRunout, Side B, Etched, Variant 1
ABP-12054 16682-S RFS/WSSA-Side Runout Etching
ABP-12054 16683-S RFS/WSSB-Side Runout Etching
45-16682-SLabel side A
45-16683-SLabel side B
45-16682-SA Side Label
45-16683-SB Side Label
ABC 4043 A-1USide A - Stamped
ABC 4043 B-1USide B - Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Music Hall 32.284First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Interfusion K-5826First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Interfusion K-58267", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1975 | Belgium | ABC Records 4C00696455First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Brazil | Young 301.0121First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Quality 2124XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Quality QGT 188X7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1975 | Canada | Quality 2124XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Quality 2124XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Probe 45-89118First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | ABC Records 1C 006-96 455 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 455First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | ABC Records 1C 006-96 455 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 455First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 455 / EMI Electrola 964557", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Italy | ABC Records 3C 006 96455First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Dot Records JET-2300First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
29 vinyl pressings of (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done… are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is ABC Records ABP-12054.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABP-12054, ABP 12054, ABC 4043, 32.284) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABP-12054 16682-S-2 RFS/WWS TIII and ABP-12054 16683-S-2 RFS/WWS TIII. 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.
