Vinyl pressings
by Carpenters · 1973
Yesterday Once More 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.
37 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
A+M2493S-T1 TRun-out Side A - Etched, Variant 1
A+M2494S-T2 TRun-out Side B - Etched, Variant 1
A+M2493S-T2 ᵀᴵᴵᴵRun-out Side A, etched, Variant 2
T A+M2494S-T2Run-out Side B, etched, Variant 2
A+M 2493S-P3A side deadwax - scribed, variant 1
A+M 2494S-P3B side deadwax - scribed, variant 1
A+M 2493S-P1A side deadwax - scribed, variant 2
A+M 2494S-P2B side deadwax - scribed, variant 2
A&M 2493-M2 ∖MR △91638A) Runout (Variant 1)
A&M 2494S-M1 X ∖MR △91639-XB) Runout (Variant 1)
A&M 2493-M4 ∖[MR(circled)] △91639Runout side A, etched [stamped] variation 2
A&M 2494S-M4 ∖[MR(circled)] △91639-XRunout side B, etched [stamped] variation 2
A+M 2493S‑P2Runout, Side A, Etched
A+M 2494S‑P2Runout, Side B, Etched
2493-SLabel, Side A
2494-SLabel, Side B
A&M CSG-2493S-MB (DJ) [MR logo] △91640A runout, variant 1
A&M 2493-M1 [MR logo] △91638B runout, variant 1
A&M CSG-2493S-M3(DJ) △91640A runout, variant 2
A&M 2493-M3 △91638B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | A&M Records AMK-5154 / A&M Records 1446-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Barbados | A&M Records 1446-SFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1446-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1446-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1446-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Chile | A&M Records A&M-12032First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Denmark | A&M Records AM 7073 / A&M Records AMS 7073First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | A&M Records AM-1446 / A&M Records AM 1.446First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | A&M Records 12 769 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | A&M Records AM 147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | Ireland | A&M Records AM 7073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Israel | A&M Records AM1446-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Japan | A&M Records AM-200(S)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Mexico | A&M Records SP-125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | A&M Records 12 769 AT / A&M Records 12769 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | A&M Records ALAM-1077", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | A&M Records AM-702617", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
46 vinyl pressings of Yesterday Once More are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1973 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records AM-1446-S, released May 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM-1446-S, AM-1446, 1446-S, AMS 7073) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A+M2493S-T1 T and A+M2494S-T2 T. 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.
