Vinyl pressings
by Bryan Adams · 1985
Summer Of '69 was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
AM-2739-A- CR TLC-Side A runout, variant 1
AM-2739.B- CR TLC.Side B, runout, variant 1
AM-2739-A- CR TLC- GGSide A runout, variant 2
AM-2739-B- CR TLC- GGSide B, runout, variant 2
AMY 267 A // 1∇ 420 T POUNDA TA1PERunout side A
AMY 267 B // 1∇ 420 TRunout side B
A&M-AM-02739-A-2 MASTERDISK A1A-side runout
A&M-AM-02739-B- RCA 1 A2B-side runout
A&M-AM-02739-A-▒2 [I MASTERDISK A4]Runout side A, etched [stamped] (variation 2)
A&M-AM-02739-B- RCA [I A2]Runout side B, etched [stamped] (variation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | A&M Records K 9779 / A&M Records K-9779First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Australia | A&M Records K-9779First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Canada | A&M Records AM 2739 / A&M Records AM-2739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Costa Rica | A&M Records 7065090First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1985 | Europe | A&M Records 390 024-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | A&M Records 392 024-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | A&M Records 390 024-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Ireland | A&M Records AM 267First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | New Zealand | A&M Records K 9779First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Philippines | A&M Records AM-85-023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Portugal | A&M Records 390 024-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | South Africa | A&M Records AMRS 1489First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Spain | A&M Records 390 024-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | A&M Records AMY 267First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | A&M Records AM 267First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | A&M Records 390 024-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Summer Of '69 are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1985 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Canada, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records AM 2739.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM 2739, AMY 267, AM 267, AM-2739) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AM-2739-A- CR TLC- and AM-2739.B- CR TLC.. 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.
