Vinyl pressings
by Carpenters · 1973
The Singles 1969-1973 was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
68 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 18 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 SP3601-P1 IRunout, etched, side A, variant 1
A&M SP3602-P2Runout, etched, side B, variant 1
A&M SP3601-P1 IRunout, etched, side A, variant 2
A&M SP3602-P1Runout, etched, side B, variant 2
A&M SP3601-P1Side A Runout, Etched
A&M SP3602-P3 XSide B Runout, Etched
oSides 1 & 2 runout, stamped
(SP-3601)Side A Label
A&M SP3601-T2 A T1Runout side A, variant 1
A&M SP3602-T1 D T1Runout side B, variant 1
A&M SP3601-T1 D8 T1Runout side A, variant 2
A&M SP3602-T2 H8 T1Runout side B, variant 2
A&M SP3601-S1Runout side A, variant 1
A&M SP3602-S2 S 1Runout side B, variant 1
A&M SP3601-S1 A1 S 1Runout side A, variant 2
A&M SP3602-S1 C4 S 1Runout side B, variant 2
AMSP3601 T3.. T1Side A runout, etched, variant 1
AMSP3602 T1. T1Side B runout, etched, variant 1
A&M SP3601-T4Variant 2, Side A; etched
A&M SP3602-T2 C35 T1Variant 2, Side B; etched
A&M SP3601-T1 B 5 7 T1Side A Runout
A&M SP3602-T2 C 3 7 TISide B Runout
(SP-3601)Label, Side 1
(SP-3602)Label, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Barbados | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | Barbados | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601First yearLP, Compilation, Album | LP, Compilation, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601First yearLP, Compilation, Album | LP, Compilation, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Album · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Album · Club edition |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Chile | A&M Records SP 3601First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | Colombia | A&M Records LP-5106First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | A&M Records 20.163 / ATC 20.163LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SPJ-3601LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | Japan | A&M Records FCPA 3002LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1981 | Mexico | A&M Records AMLS-48026LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | South Korea | A&M Records 2320 201 / Sung Eum Limited SEL-RA575LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1983 | Europe | A&M Records AMNP 135LP, Compilation, Album, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | A&M Records AMNP 135LP, Compilation, Album, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | A&M Records 393 601-1 Y⃣LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | A&M Records 393 601-1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | A&M Records 393 601-1LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | A&M Records 393 601-1LP, Album, Compilation, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Argentina | A&M Records SP 3601LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | Greece | A&M Records 393601-1LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3127LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3127LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | A&M Records 393 601-1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Album | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Album |
| 1991 | Germany | A&M Records 393 601-1LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1991 | Netherlands | A&M Records 393 601-1LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1991 | Spain | A&M Records 393 601-1LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1993 | Venezuela | Sono-Rodven S.R.-210081LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | A&M Records 535 108-9LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | A&M Records B0026342-01LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | A&M Records B0032769-01LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2020 | Worldwide | A&M Records B0032769-01 / A&M Records 350 681-1LP, Compilation, Bioplastic, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Bioplastic, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | A&M Records SP 3602 / A&M Records 20.163LP, Album, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 60874DLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 270002 / A&M Records 270.002LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Album · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Album · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-3601LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 3601 / A&M Records SP-3601LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Ecuador | A&M Records LP-88003LP, Compilation, Album | LP, Compilation, Album |
| ? | Ecuador | A&M Records FI-02LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 63601 / A&M Records SP 3601LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 63601 / A&M Records (SP 3601)LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
185 vinyl pressings of The Singles 1969-1973 are listed here, from 35 countries, released between 1973 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Israel, Philippines and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 3601, released November 9, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 3601, A&M SP 3601, SP3601, LLP-3601) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M SP3601-P1 I and A&M SP3602-P2. 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.
