Vinyl pressings
by Eric Andersen · 1975
Be True To You was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AL4033 SA TML-S BESTRunout, side A, variant 1
AL4033 SB TML-S BESTRunout, side B, variant 1
AL 4033 SA RE BEST TML-SRunout, side A, variant 2
AL 4033 SB TML-S BESTRunout, side B, variant 2
AL 4033 SA TML=M-II-ISide A Etched
AL 4033 SB TML-S -l-lSide B Etched
(AL 4033 SA)Center label A
(AL 4033 SB)Center label B
AL 4033 SA RESide A
4033 SB TM MSide B
AL 4033 SA RE BEST TML-SRunout, side A / etched [except TML-S]
AL 4033 SB TML-S BESTRunout, side B / etched [except TML-S]
(AL 4033 SA BW)Center label A
(AL 4033 SB BW)Center label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Arista AL 4033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Arista AL 4033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Arista 2C064-96570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Arista BLPO-9-ARFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Arista ARTY 114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Arista ARTY 114LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4033First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4033First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Arista AL 4033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Arista IES-80607LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | Arista IES-80607LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Arista AL 4033LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Be True To You are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Arista AL 4033.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 4033, ARTY 114, 2C064-96570, BLPO-9-AR) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL4033 SA TML-S BEST and AL4033 SB TML-S BEST. 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.
