Vinyl pressings
by Billy Preston · 1973
Everybody Likes Some Kind Of Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 12 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.
A&M SP 3581-M2 -REPL MR ∆18284(4)Runout A, variant 1
A&M SP 3582-M1 MR ∆18284-X (2)Runout B, variant 1
A&M SP 3581-M2 -REPL MR ∆18284(3)Runout A, variant 2
A&M SP 3582-M1 MR ∆18284-X (1)Runout B, variant 2
A+M SP3581-P1Runout, A side, variant 1 etched
A+M SP3582-P2Runout, B side, variant 1 etched
0 A+M SP3581-P1Runout, A side, variant 2 etched except "0"
0 A+M SP3582-P2Runout, B side, variant 2 etched except "0"
T 1 A+M SP 3581-T2 B20Side A runout etched
T1 A+M SP 3582-T2 BSide B runout etched
T1 A+M SP3581-T1 AVariant 2 Side A runout etched
T1 A+M SP3582-T2 B4Variant 2 Side B runout etched
Side 1 Etched: SW195195R3#2
Side 2 Etched: SW295195R2#3
Side 1 Etched: SW1 95195 R3#2
Side 2 Etched: SW2 95195 R2#2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M-2108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3526First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Ecuador | A&M Records ECI-133-ZFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | A&M Records 87 298 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 63526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | A&M Records AML-192First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | A&M Records AML-192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | A&M Records 87 298 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLS 63526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Ariola 87 298 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2593LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 63526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMLH-63526First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-3526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3526LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
33 vinyl pressings of Everybody Likes Some Kind Of Music are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3526, released September 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3526, SW-95195, AMLH 63526, AMLH-63526) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M SP 3581-M2 -REPL MR ∆18284(4) and A&M SP 3582-M1 MR ∆18284-X (2). 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.
