US
1974- Label and catalog number
- Mercury 73622
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Pitman Pressing, Wly Side B
- Runout / matrix
2-51686A side label
2-51373B side label
2-51686 CP8A side deadwax - scribed
Wly TI 2-51373- CT2B side deadwax - scribed

Vinyl pressings
by Bachman-Turner Overdrive · 1974
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 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.
41 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 21 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.
2-51686A side label
2-51373B side label
2-51686 CP8A side deadwax - scribed
Wly TI 2-51373- CT2B side deadwax - scribed
T A SIDE 2-51686 CT-7Etched, Runout Side A Variant 1
Wly T 2 -51373-CT1 TEtched, Runout Side B Variant 1
Wly T1 2-51686-CT1Etched, Runout Side A Variant 2
Wly T 2-51373-CT1 1TEtched, Runout Side B Variant 2
2-51686-CS-5 WlySide A, Etched, (Wly) Script
2-51373-CS-5 WlySide B, Etched, (Wly) Script
Wally T 2-51868-CT1Runout, side A, etched
Wally T 12-51373-CT2Runout, side B, etched
2-51686Label side A
2-51373Label side B
2-51686-CP3 WlySide A runout
p 2-51373-CP4 WlySide B runout
2-51686Side A label
2-51373Side B label
2-51686A
2-51373B
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 | Mercury 6167 025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Australia | Mercury 6167 025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Austria | Mercury 6167 025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Barbados | Mercury 6167 025First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Belgium | Mercury 6167 025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Belgium | Mercury 6167 025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Belgium | Mercury 6167 025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Belgium | Mercury 6167 025First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury M-73622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury M-73622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury M-73622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury M-73622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury M-73622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Mercury 6167 025First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | France | Mercury 6167 025First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Mercury 888 629-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Europe | Mercury 868 224-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Mercury MER-11687", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
51 vinyl pressings of You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1974 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Mercury 73622.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73622, 6167 025, M-73622, SFL-1874) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2-51686 and 2-51373. 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.