Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Owens · 1966
Just Between The Two Of Us was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST1-2453-B2 [IAM in triangle]Side A runout, variant 1
ST-2-2453-A1#2 [IAM in triangle]Side B runout, variant 1
ST1-2453-A1 [IAM in triangle]Side A runout, variant 2
ST-2-2453-A1#2 [IAM in triangle]Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-2453-A-3 [I A M in triangle]Side A runout
ST-2-2453-A-3 [I A M in triangle]Side B runout
(ST1-2453)Side A label
(ST2-2453)Side B label
T1-2453 - G2 #2 IAMSide A stamped,"IAM" in triangle
T-2-2453 - F1 IAMSide B stamped,"IAM" in triangle
ST-1- 2453- A-3. 1 ✲Side A runout
ST-2- 2453 -A-3 . 1 ✲Side B runout
ST1-2453Side A label
ST2-2453Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST-2453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2453 / Capitol Records ST 2453LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2453 / Capitol Records T 2453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST-2453 / Capitol Records ST 2453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T-2453First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST 8-2453 / Capitol Records ST-8-2453LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST-2453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T-2453 / Capitol Records T 2453First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST-2453 / Capitol Records ST 2453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Hilltop JS-6106 / Pickwick/33 Records JS 6106LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Hilltop JS-6106 / Pickwick/33 Records JS 6106LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Hilltop JS-6106 / Pickwick/33 Records JS 6106LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Hilltop JS-6106LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Pickwick JS-6106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Pickwick JS-6106LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Stetson HAT 3073LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2453LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 8-2453LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
19 vinyl pressings of Just Between The Two Of Us are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1966 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records ST-2453.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-2453, T-2453, ST 2453) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-2453-B2 [IAM in triangle] and ST-2-2453-A1#2 [IAM in triangle]. 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.
