Vinyl pressings
by Earl Klugh · 1982
Two Of A Kind was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 14 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.
SMAS-1-12244 -Z-2 #1 L̶O̶-̶1̶-̶5̶1̶1̶3̶1̶ 0Runout side A - Var. 1
SMAS-2-12244-A-1 #4 L̶O̶-̶2̶-̶5̶1̶1̶3̶1̶ 0Runout side B - Var. 1
LO-1-51131-1Runout side A - Var. 2
SMAS-2-12244-Z-1 4 0Runout side B - Var. 2
SMAS-1-12244 G-5 SRC MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A variant 1
SMAS-2-12244 G-6 SRC MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B variant 1
SMAS-1-12244 Z-2 SRC MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A variant 2
SMAS-1-12244 G-5 SRC MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B variant 2
SMAS-1-12244-Z4- —◁Side A Etched
LO-1-51131-Z-4Side A Etched Crossed Out
SMAS-2-12244-Z3 #2 —◁Side B Etched
LO-2-51131-Z-4Side B Etched Crossed Out
SMAS-1-12244Label side A
SMAS-2-12244Label side B
EAST 1 12244-1-1-1-1A-side runout, variant 1
EAST 2 12244-1-1-1B-side runout, variant 1
EAST 1 12244-2-1-1-1A-side runout, variant 2
EAST 2 12244-1-1-1 -1B-side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-12244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 400133 DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-12244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-12244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-400133 / Tappan Zee Records 1A 064-400133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | India | Capitol Records SMAS 12244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records K28P-6200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-70210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Liberty K28P-6200First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST12244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Philippines | Capitol Records SMAS-12244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Capitol Records SMAS-12244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST(D) 12244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Capitol Records 10C 064-400.133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Capitol Records EAST 12244 / Tappan Zee Records EAST 12244First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-400133LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records CEY (M) 4001331LP, Album | LP, Album |
27 vinyl pressings of Two Of A Kind are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1982 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records SMAS-12244.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SMAS-12244, EAST 12244, ST-12244, 31C 064 400133 D) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMAS-1-12244 -Z-2 #1 L̶O̶-̶1̶-̶5̶1̶1̶3̶1̶ 0 and SMAS-2-12244-A-1 #4 L̶O̶-̶2̶-̶5̶1̶1̶3̶1̶ 0. 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.
