Vinyl pressings
by Dusty Springfield · 1969
Am I The Same Girl (Soulful Strut) 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.
11 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
AA 326 996 1F 1 670 ℗ 1969 1Runout Side A
AA 326 996 2F 1 670 ℗ 1969 1Runout Side B
326 996.1 FLabel Side A
326 996.2 FLabel Side B
326 996 1FLabel Side A
326 996 2FLabel Side B
326996 1F//2∇Runout Side A
326996 2F//1∇Runout Side B
326 996 1FLabel Side A
326 996 2FLabel Side B
326 996 1FLabel Side A
326 996 2FLabel Side B
AA 326996 1F-2Runout Side A
AA 326996 2F-1Runout Side BV
AA 326 996.1FLabel Side A
AA 326 996.2FLabel Side B
326 996. 1FLabel Side A
326 996. 2FLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Philips BF-453First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Philips BF-4537", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1969 | Austria | Philips 326 996 BFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Austria | Philips 3269967", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Philips 326.996 BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Spain | Philips 326 996 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Philips BF 1811 / Philips 326 996 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Philips BF 1811 / Philips 326 996 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | Belgium | Philips BF 326 996First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Ireland | Philips EBF 1811 / Philips 326 996 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Philips 326 996 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Philips BF-326996First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Philips BF 1811 / Philips 326 996 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Am I The Same Girl (Soulful Strut) are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Netherlands, UK, Belgium, Ireland and more. One of them is Philips 326 996 BF, released September 12, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 326 996 BF, BF 1811, BF 326 996, EBF 1811) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 326 996 1F 1 670 ℗ 1969 1 and AA 326 996 2F 1 670 ℗ 1969 1. 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.
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