Vinyl pressings
by Carpenters · 1978
The Singles 1974-1978 was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
AMLT 19748 A6 MBπ DSide A runout, variant 1
AMLT 19748 B 5 B MBπSide B runout, variant 1
AMLT- 19748 A25 MBπ VSide A runout, variant 2
AMLT- 19748 B25 MBπ VSide B runout, variant 2
AMLT 19748 A6 MBπ DSide A runout
AMLT 19748 B7 MBπ ⋀Side B runout
AMLT 19748-ASide A label
AMLT 19748-BSide B label
AMLH-68501 A M1(trumpet symbol) ◁ 23773 England <---112Variant 1 Side A runout
AMLH-68501 B M1 ◁ 23773-X (trumpet symbol)Variant 1 Side B runout
AMLH - 6̶8̶5̶0̶1̶ A £2 AMLT - 19748.A.2Variant 2 side A runout
AMLT19748 B3 A̶M̶L̶H̶ ̶-̶ ̶6̶8̶5̶0̶1̶ ̶B̶ M2 {Trumpet Symbol} ◁ 23773.-XVariant 2 side B runout
AMLT 19748 A25Side A runout
AMLT 19748 B6Side B runout
AMLT- 19748-A.5Etched runout, side A, Variant 1
11 ΛStamped runout, side A, Variant 1
AMLT- 19748-B-2 AMLH-6̶8̶5̶0̶1̶ B E2Etched runout, side B, Variant 1
1 EStamped runout, side B, Variant 1
AMLT- 19748-A.5Etched runout, side A Variant 1
AMLT- 19748-B-2 AMLH-6̶8̶5̶0̶1̶ B E2Etched runout, side B Variant 1
AMLT 19748 A 3 AMLH-6̶8̶5̶0̶1̶ A M1 Λ ─◁ 23773 England 23Side A Variant 2
AMLT 19748 B 2 AMLH-6̶8̶5̶0̶1̶ B E2 BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records AMLT 19748LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Ireland | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records AMLT 19748LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records AMLT 19748LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLT 19748LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of The Singles 1974-1978 are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Canada, Ireland. One of them is A&M Records AMLT 19748.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLT 19748) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLT 19748 A6 MBπ D and AMLT 19748 B 5 B MBπ. 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.
