Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Goldsboro · 1968
Autumn Of My Life 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.
22 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 13 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.
ZTSP 140428-2II XA-Side Runout Etching
140429-2INB-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 140428A-Side Label
ZTSP 140429B-Side Label
P ZTSP 140428-1CA side runout etched
P ZTSP 140429-1BB side runout etched
ZTSP 140428A side label
ZTSP 140429B side label
140428 X KP 5A runout
140429 5B runout
ZTSP 140428A label
ZTSP 140429B label
ZTSP-140428-17 [MR(circled)] △71802Side A, etched - Variant 2
ZTSP-140429-1G [MR(circled)] △71802-XSide B, etched - Variant 2
ZTSP 140428A
ZTSP 140429B
ZTSP 140428 - 2E T1Side A
ZTSP 140429 - 1E T11Side B
ZTSP 140428A
ZTSP 140429B
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 | Brazil | United Artists Records UA 1342First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | United Artists Records UA 50318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | United Artists Records 38.217 UAFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | United Artists Records 67 122 / United Artists Records 67 122 AFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | United Artists Records 67122First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | India | United Artists Records UP 2223First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | United Artists Records UA 3143First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | United Artists Records UA 3143First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | United Artists Records HIT-1540First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UA 25.810First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAK-2412First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | United Artists Records 67 122 / United Artists Records 67 122 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | United Artists Records UP 2223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | United Artists Records UP 2223First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | United Artists Records UP 2223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records UAK-24127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | United Artists Records UA 25.8107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | United Artists Records SUA 503187", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of Autumn Of My Life are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, South Africa, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA 50318.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA 50318, UP 2223, UA 95, UA 1342) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP 140428-2II X and 140429-2IN. 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.
