Vinyl pressings
by Dorothy Moore · 1976
For Old Time Sake 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.
11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
M-1037-A-1-1-1 -L.NIX-ARDENT-PRC P.R.C.Runout A, etched
M-1037-B-1-1-1 -L.NIX-ARDENT-P.R.C. P.R.C.Runout B, etched
M-1037-ALabel A
M-1037-BLabel B
M-1037-A -L. NIX - ARDENT - T.K. PSSide A runout
M-1037-B -L. NIX - ARDENT - T.K. PSSide B runout
M-1037-A 9-22-76 -L.NIX-ARDENT-SHELLYRunout A, etched
M-1037-B 9-22-76 -L.NIX-ARDENT-SHELLYRunout B, etched
M-1037-ALabel A
M-1037-BLabel B
M-1037-A -L.NIX- ARDENT- MON MR ∆100809A runout
M-1037-B -L.NIX- ARDENT- MON MR ∆100809-XB runout
M-1037-AA label
M-1037-BB label
M-1037-ALabels
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 | Canada | Malaco Records M-1037First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | France | RCA XB 2154 / RCA Victor XB 2154First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Jamaica | RCA Victor 1037First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Panama | RCA Victor XB-02154First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Peru | RCA Victor XB 02154First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Peru | RCA Victor XB 02154First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Malaco Records 1037First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Malaco Records M 1037First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Malaco Records 1037First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | US | Malaco Records 1037First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Malaco Records M 1037First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA SS-30667" | 7" |
| 1977 | UK | Contempo CS 21077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Contempo CS 21077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of For Old Time Sake are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, France, Jamaica, Panama and more. One of them is Malaco Records 1037.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1037, M 1037, XB 2154, XB-02154) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M-1037-A-1-1-1 -L.NIX-ARDENT-PRC P.R.C. and M-1037-B-1-1-1 -L.NIX-ARDENT-P.R.C. P.R.C.. 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.
