Vinyl pressings
by Dawn · 1970
Knock Three Times / Home 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.
45 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
9762-1 1-1 PRA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
9763-1-1-1 PRB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
9762-1 111-11 PRA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
9763-1-1-11 PRB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
9762-RE [MR(circled)] △82695Runout side A
9763-RE [MR(circled)] △82695-XRunout side B
9762A-Side Label
9763B-Side Label
9762-RE MR [Monarch stamp] △82695Runout Side A
9763-RE MR [Monarch stamp] △82695-X (B1)Runout Side B
9762Label Side A
9763Label Side B
9762Label, Side A
9763Label, Side B
9762-2-2-1-1 PR X
9763-1-11-11 PR
9762 ƧA Side Runout
9763B Side Runout
9762A Side Label
9763B Side Label
9762 BA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
Bestway 9763B-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
9762 BA-Side Runout Etching, B Stamped, Variant 2
9763 BB-Side Runout Etching, B Stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Angola | Stateside 8E 006-92100 M / Stateside E 006 - 92100 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Australia | Bell Records BLL-9345First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Barbados | Stateside 938First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Belgium | Bell Records 4 C 006-92100 M / Stateside 4 C 006-92100 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Belgium | Bell Records 4 C006-92100 M / Stateside 4C 006 92100 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon 7BT-42First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1970 | Canada | Bell Records BELL. 938XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Bell Records BELL GT 75XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Chile | Odeon DSS13044First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Denmark | Bell Records 6E 006 92100 / Bell Records 6E 006-92100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Bell Records 938First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Bell Records 938First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Greece | Bell Records 7530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Greece | Bell Records 7530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Ireland | Columbia BELL1146First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Bell Records BELL GT 75X / Golden Treasures BELL GT 75X7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Lebanon | Bell Records CSS 11326 / Stateside CSS 113267", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Bell Records BELL 14687", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Arista BELL 14687", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
70 vinyl pressings of Knock Three Times / Home are listed here, from 32 countries, released between 1970 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Angola, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Bell Records 938, released November 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 938, B-938, BELL 938, B - 938) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9762-1 1-1 PR and 9763-1-1-1 PR. 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.
