Vinyl pressings
by Evelyn King · 1977
Smooth Talk was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.
APL1-2466A-1 I A3WRunout A, variant 1
APL1-2466B-2 I A1WRunout B, variant 1
APL1-2466A-1 I A2CRunout A, variant 2
APL1-2466B-2 I A1GRunout B, variant 2
A3 AA APL1-2466A-1 IA-Side Runout Etching
A2 J APL1-2466B-6 IB-Side Runout Etching
APL1-2466-AA-Side Label
APL1-2466-BB-Side Label
A3 AA APL1-2466 A-1A-Side Runout Etching
A2 R APL1-2466 B-2B-Side Runout Etching
APL1-2466-AA-Side Label
APL1-2466-BB-Side Label
A2A APL1-2466A-1A-Side Runout Etching
A1A APL1-2466B-1 IB-Side Runout Etching
APL1-2466-AA-Side Label
APL1-2466-BB-Side Label
PL 12466-A-1E A1C MA Side
PL 12466-B-1E A1C MB Side
APL1 2466 A E B.S. ATA-side runout etching
APL1 2466 B E B.S.B-side runout etching
APL1-2466-AA-side label
APL1-2466-BB-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-2466First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-2466First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-2466LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA APL1-2466 / RCA Victor APL1-2466First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | RCA Victor PL 12466First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Philippines | RCA Victor APL1-2466LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor PL 12466First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-2466LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor APL1-2466LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor APL1-2466First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-2466LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor APL1-2466First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor APL1-2466First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor APL1-2466LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | USA & Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-2466First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-2466 / RCA Victor AYL1-3730LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2903LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AFL1-2466LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor APL1-2466LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Smooth Talk are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-2466, released September 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-2466, PL 12466, AFL1-2466, LPVS-1768) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL1-2466A-1 I A3W and APL1-2466B-2 I A1W. 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.
