Vinyl pressings
by Carla Thomas · 1967
Pick Up The Pieces / Separation was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
STX-13521-2 LW AT W [SRC logo]Side A runout
STX-13522-1 LW AT W [SRC logo]Side B runout
STX-13521 SPSide A label
STX-13522 SPSide B label
STX-13521-MO
STX-13522-MO
STX-13521-22 (MR) LW AT ∆69447 WSide A runout
STX-13522-21 (MR) LW AT ∆69447-X WSide B runout
STX-13521-MOSide A label
STX-13522-MOSide B label
STX-13521-12 LW ATSide A Etched
STX-135221-11 LW ATSide B Etched
STX-13521-PLSide A Label
STX-13522-PLSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-2151First year7" | 7" |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-239First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Stax 239XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-239First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-239First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Stax S-239First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-239First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Stax S-239First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-21517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70 252 / Atlantic ATL. 70.2527", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Turkey | Atlantic 68.5157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stax 6010327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stax 6010327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Pick Up The Pieces / Separation are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Stax 45-239, released December 1, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-239, S-239, 239X, AK-2151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STX-13521-2 LW AT W [SRC logo] and STX-13522-1 LW AT W [SRC logo]. 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.
