Vinyl pressings
by Carpenters · 1969
Ticket To Ride was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AM 1882 ̶A̶+̶M̶ ̶1̶8̶8̶1̶-̶1̶5̶ (scribbled out:)MR Δ78673A side deadwax - scribed except for stamped Monarch logo
AM 1881 ̶A̶+̶M̶ ̶1̶8̶8̶2̶-̶1̶5̶ (scribbled out:)MR Δ78673-XB side deadwax - scribed except for stamped Monarch logo
AM 1882 (crossed out:)A+M 1882-8 T11A side Matrix
AM 1882 (crossed out:)A+M 1881-8 T111B side Matrix
A&M 1881-15 [MR logo] △78673A side runout, etched
A&M 1882-15 [MR logo] △78673-XB side runout, etched
1882A label
1881B label
A&M 1881-15 [MR logo] △78673A side runout, etched
A&M 1882-15 [MR logo] △78673-XB side runout, etched
A&M [scratched out] 1882-8A side runout, etched
A&M [scratched out] 1881-8B side runout, etched
A&M 1881-17Runout
A&M 1882-17Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | A&M Records A&M 1142XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records 1142First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records 1142First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records 1142First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records 1142First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records 1142First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | A&M Records AMK-35737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records AM-187", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records AM-187", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | A&M Records AMK-35737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Japan | A&M Records AM-10017", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records CM-20617", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records A&M 1142X7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records 11427", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Ticket To Ride are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is A&M Records 1142, released November 5, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1142, A&M 1142X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AM 1882 ̶A̶+̶M̶ ̶1̶8̶8̶1̶-̶1̶5̶ (scribbled out:)MR Δ78673 and AM 1881 ̶A̶+̶M̶ ̶1̶8̶8̶2̶-̶1̶5̶ (scribbled out:)MR Δ78673-X. 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.
