Vinyl pressings
by Donny & Marie Osmond · 1976
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing / Sing was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
p A-PD-14363-76-L-2098-S-CP X [artisan logo]A-Side Runout Etching
p B-PD-14363-76-L-2106-S-CP X [artisan logo]B-Side Runout Etching
76 L 2098 SA-Side Label
76 L 2106 SB-Side Label
A-PD-14363-76-L-2098-S PRC-1-1-1 [Stamped: Artisan Sound logo]Scrawled in runout, side A
A-PD-14363-76-L-2098-S PRC-1-1-1 [Stamped: Artisan Sound logo]Scrawled in runout, side B
76 L 2098 SLabel A
76 L 2106 SLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | Polydor DPQ 6037 / Kolob Records DPQ 6037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD 14363 / Kolob Records PD 14363First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD 14363First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD 14363 / Kolob Records PD 14363First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD 14363 / Kolob Records PD 14363First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Canada | Polydor PD 143637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Polydor PD 143637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Germany | Polydor 2066 7567", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Polydor 2066 7567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Rhodesia | Polydor PS 4577", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Yugoslavia | Polydor 2066 756 / PGP RTB S 539907", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Polydor 2066 756 / Kolob Records 2066 7567", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | Polydor DPQ 6037 / Kolob Records DPQ 60377", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
13 vinyl pressings of Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing / Sing are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Japan. One of them is Polydor PD 14363.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 14363, DPQ 6037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p A-PD-14363-76-L-2098-S-CP X [artisan logo] and p B-PD-14363-76-L-2106-S-CP X [artisan logo]. 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.
