Vinyl pressings
by Carole King · 1971
It's Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
41 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 22 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.
̶6̶6̶0̶3̶1̶ ̶P̶1̶ ODE 66032 XP1A side runout version 1
ODE 66031 XP1B side runout version 1
ODE-66032 XP1 C2 PA side runout version 2
ODE 66031-P3 3 PB side runout version 2
ODE 66032-T3 TIIA side etched, variant 1
ODE 66031 XTI TIIIIB side etched, variant 1
ODE 66032-T3 TIA side etched, variant 2
ODE 66031 XTI TIIIIIB side etched, variant 2
ODE 66032 T2 TllllllllllScribed in runout side A, variant 1
ODE 66031 XT1 TllllllScribed in runout side B, variant 1
ODE 66032 XT1 TllIScribed in runout side A, variant 2
ODE 66031 T2 TlllllScribed in runout side B, variant 2
ODE 66032 XM2 [MR logo] △84560-XA side runout, variant 1
ODE 66031 XM2 [MR logo] △84560-X̶B side runout, variant 1
ODE 66032 XM1 [MR logo] △84560-XSide A runout, variant 2
ODE 66031 XM2 [MR logo] △84560 (1)Side B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | A&M Records ODK-4236 / Ode Records ODK-4236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Australia | A&M Records ODK-4236 / Ode Records ODE-66015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Brazil | A&M Records 7OD-4001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Brazil | A&M Records 7OD-4001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Ode Records ODE-70-66015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Ode Records ODE-70-66015First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Canada | Ode Records ODE-66015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Chile | A&M Records A&M-ODE 12022 / Ode Records A&M-ODE 12022First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | El Salvador | A&M Records A&M-18First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | A&M Records 10 161 AT / Ode Records 10 161 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Greece | A&M Records 6071 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Italy | A&M Records AM 45018 / Ode Records AM 45018First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | A&M Records am 45.018 / A&M Records AM 45018First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | A&M Records AM-86 / Ode Records AM-86First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Mexico | A&M Records AME-60 / Ode Records AME-60First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | A&M Records AMS 8497", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Ode Records ODE-660157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Ode Records ODE-660157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | A&M Records AMS 849 / A&M Records AM 0407", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of It's Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1971 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Ode Records ODE-66015, released April 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ODE-66015, AMS 849, 10161 AT, ODK-4236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ̶6̶6̶0̶3̶1̶ ̶P̶1̶ ODE 66032 XP1 and ODE 66031 XP1. 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.
