Vinyl pressings
by Carpenters · 1981
Made In America was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
T1 Am SP03723A(RE-1)-T4Side A runout, variant 1
T1 Am SP03723B(RE-1)-T5 ESide B runout, variant 1
Am SP03723B(RE-1)-P1Side A runout, variant 2
Am SP03723B(RE-1)-P2Side B runout, variant 2
A+m SP03723A(RE-1)-P3 [A] [P]A side runout, variant 1, etched, [stamped]
A+m SP03723B(RE-1)-P3 [P]B side runout, variant 1, etched, [stamped]
A&M SP03723A(RE-1)-P3 XGA side runout, variant 2, etched
A&M SP03723B(RE-1)-P3 XGB side runout, variant 2, etched
SP-03723-A-DBXA label
SP-03723-B-DBXB label
A&M SP03723A-G3 INT AMLK 63723 A1 1 0 ⋀ XSide A runout etched, stamped variant 1
A&M SP03723B-G3 INT AMLK 63723 B1 BSide B runout etched, stamped variant 1
AMLK 63723 A1 1 0 ⋀ X A&M SP03723A-G3 INT · ─◁Side A runout stamped , etched variant 2
AMLK 63723 B1· ─◁ A&M SP03723 B-G3 INT D D ⋀Side B runout,stamped, etched variant 2
A&M SP03723A-G3 INT AMLK 63723 A1 1 0 V XSide A runout, etched ('AMLK ... A' stamped, tilted)
A&M SP03723B-G3 INT AMLK 63723 B1 BSide B runout, etched ('AMLK ... B' stamped, tilted)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | A&M Records 20.196First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Barbados | A&M Records SP-3723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Bolivia | A&M Records 20289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | A&M Records 170061 / A&M Records 170.061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | A&M Records 170.061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3723LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | A&M Records 106-0021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | A&M Records AMLK 63723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | A&M Records AMLK 63723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28031First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Mexico | A&M Records AMLS-48,038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 37597First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Philippines | A&M Records SP-3723 / A&M Records SP 3723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | A&M Records 00602557405293 / A&M Records B0026349-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | US | A&M Records B002634901 / UMeLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
36 vinyl pressings of Made In America are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1981 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, India and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3723, released June 16, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3723, SP-3723-DBX, AMLK 63723, L 37597) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 Am SP03723A(RE-1)-T4 and T1 Am SP03723B(RE-1)-T5 E. 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.
