Vinyl pressings
by Delaney & Bonnie · 1969
Accept No Substitute 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.
18 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
EKS-74039-A -RE S1 MR △13148Runout side A etched
EKS-74039-B MON MR △13148-XRunout side B etched
EKS-74039-ASide A label
EKS-74039-BSide B label
EKS-74039-A re-1 Col. Pit.Runout side A etched
EKS-74039-B S2 o SAPCORE 7BRunout side B etched
EKS-74039-ASide A label
EKS-74039-BSide B label
EKS-74039-A COL TH TIRunout side A, variant 1
EKS-74039-B COL TH TIRunout side B, variant 1
T 1 EKS-74039-A COL TH A3Runout side A, variant 2
T 1 EKS-74039-B COL TH A5Runout side B, variant 2
EKS - 74039 A -1CRunout A-side, variant 1
XTP EKS - 74039 - B COL THRunout B-side, variant 1
EKS - 74039 Å -1CRunout A-side, variant 2, stamped
EKS - 74039 - B re_-1 `Col-/PitRunout B-side, variant 2, etched
EKS – 74039 – A COL TH Λ 1 3 XTP \Runout, side A
EKS – 74039 – B S2 Λ 3 o SAPCORE - 7BRunout, side B
EKS - 74039 A -1CRunout A-side, variant 1
XTP EKS - 74039 - B COL THRunout B-side, variant 1
EKS - 74039 Å -1CRunout A-side, variant 2, stamped
EKS - 74039 - B re_-1 `Col-/PitRunout B-side, variant 2, etched
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 | Australia | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Elektra CLVLXEK. 383First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Elektra EKS 74 039 / Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS 74039 / Elektra EKS-74039First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS 74039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS 74039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Vedette Records VPA 8120LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | Elektra HKS 541-01 / Hispavox HKS 541-01LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Exulta 42 024 / Elektra EKS 74039LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Japan | Elektra P-8381ELP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | Elektra P-8381ELP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1976 | Israel | Elektra K42024 / Elektra EKS 74039LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1976 | UK | Elektra K42024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Elektra ELK 22020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Japan | Elektra P-4531ELP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Thunderbolt THBL 050 / The Magnum Music Group THBL 050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Elektra EKS 74039LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Elektra EKS 74039LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS 74039LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 42024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS 74039LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS 74039LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS 74039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS 74039LP, Album | LP, Album |
38 vinyl pressings of Accept No Substitute are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1969 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra EKS 74039, released July 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS 74039, SAPCOR 7, CLVLXEK. 383, EKS 74 039) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKS-74039-A -RE S1 MR △13148 and EKS-74039-B MON MR △13148-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.
