Vinyl pressings
by Boyce & Hart · 1968
Alice Long 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.
16 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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 1495-7 T111 MA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
A+M 1496-7 T111 MB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
A+M 1495-7 T11A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
A+M 1496-7 T1B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
p o A+M 1495-1A-Side Runout Etching
p o A+M 1496-1B-Side Runout Etching
1495A-Side Label
1496B-Side Label
A&M 1495-15 (MR) 71867A-Side Runout Etching [(MR) stamped logo]
A&M 1495-16 (MR) 71867-XB-Side Runout Etching [(MR) stamped logo
1495A-Side Label
1496B-Side Label
A&M 1495-17 [MR(circled)] △71867A-Side Runout. etched [stamped]
A&M 1496-15 [MR(circled)] △71867-XB-Side Runout. etched [stamped]logo
1495A-Side Label
1496B-Side Label
AMS 729 A-1 1 I KTRunout area side A
AMS 729 B-1 T KT ARunout area side B
AMS 729 ALabel side A
AMS 729 BLabel side B
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 | A&M Records AMK-2418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Austria | A&M Records 210 033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records A&M 948XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | A&M Records 210 033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | A&M Records 210 033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | New Zealand | A&M Records AMK-2418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | A&M Records AMK-2418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | A&M Records AMS 541First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | A&M Records AMS 729First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records 948First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records 948First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records 948First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records 948First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records 948First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | A&M Records AMS 729First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records A & M 948X7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Alice Long are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records 948, released June 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 948, AMS 729, AM 823, AMK-2418) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A+M 1495-7 T111 M and A+M 1496-7 T111 M. 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.
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