Vinyl pressings
by Betty Wright · 1968
Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ALS-14632 - 11 LW AT WSide A runout
ALS- ̶1̶6̶4̶3̶3̶ -•ALS- 14633- 11 LW AT WSide B runout
ALS-14632-PLSide A label
ALS-14633-PLSide B label
M-186 (deadwax: D186)A
M-187 (deadwax: D187)B
ALS-14632-21 (MR) LW AT Δ71999 WA runout etched, MR in circle stamped
ALS-14633-21 (MR) LW AT Δ71999-X WB runout etched, MR in circle stamped
ALS-14632-MOA label
ALS-14633-MOB label
W ALS-14632-1 SRC LW ATA-Side Runout Etching
W ALS-1̶6̶4̶3̶3̶-1 16433-1 LW AT SRCB-Side Runout Etching
ALS-14632 SPA-Side Label
ALS-14633 SPB-Side Label
M-186A (deadwax: D186 etched)
M-187B (deadwax: D187 etched)
ALS-14632-1A
ALS-14633-1B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2544First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Atco Records ALSTON 4569XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.319First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Atlantic H-384 / Hispavox H-384First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Alston Records 45-4569First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Alston Records 4001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Alston Records 45-4569First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Alston Records 45-4569First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Alston Records 45-4569First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Alston Records 45-4569First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Alston Records 45-4569First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Alston Records 45-4569First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Alston Records 4001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Portugal | Atlantic N 28 - 507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-45697", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Alston Records 45-4569.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-4569, 4001, 584216, AK-2544) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ALS-14632 - 11 LW AT W and ALS- ̶1̶6̶4̶3̶3̶ -•ALS- 14633- 11 LW AT W. 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.
