Vinyl pressings
by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young · 1970
Teach Your Children / Carry On was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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-18446-21 W ∆ 80902-X AT DKRunout side A, variant 1
A - 18446 -21 [MR logo] W Lw △ 80902-X AT DKRunout side A, variant 2
A - 18445 -21 [MR logo] Lw w △ 80902 ATRunout side B, variant 2
A-18445-MOLabel side A
A-18446 - 1 W LW AT DKRunout, side A, etched
A-18445 - 1 LW W ATRunout, side B, etched
A-18446-PLSide A Label
A-18445-PLSide B Label
A-18446-1 W LW AT DK SRCSide A Runout, etched [SRC Logo]
A-18445-1 SRC LW W ATSide B Runout, etched [SRC Logo]
A-18446-1 W LW AT DK SRCSide A Runout, etched [SRC Logo] - Variant 2
A-18445-1 LW W AT SRCSide B Runout, etched [SRC Logo] - Variant 2
A-18446-1 SRC W LW AT DKA-Side Runout Etching
A-18445-1 SRC W LW AT DKB-Side Runout Etching
A-18446 SPA-Side Label
A-18445 SPB-Side Label
A-18446-1 W LW AT DKSide A Runout
A-18445-1 LW W ATSide B Runout
A-18446-PLSide A Label
A-18445-PLSide B Label
A-18446-1 W AT DKRunout, side A
BACK PLATE MFG. BY SPECIALTY RECORDSRunout, side B
ST-A-18446 SPLabel, side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic AK-3737First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2735First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Atlantic DT-1167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Atlantic DT-1167First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-3737First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-3737First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 511First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1970 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2735First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2735First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2735First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-27357", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Mispress, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Mispress, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2735First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 2735First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic AT 27357", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic AT 27357", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Teach Your Children / Carry On are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2735, released May 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2735, 2735, AK-3737, AT 2735) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-18446-21 W ∆ 80902-X AT DK and A - 18446 -21 [MR logo] W Lw △ 80902-X AT DK. 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.
