Vinyl pressings
by facts of life · 1976
Sometimes 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.
14 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
5128-A-1 PRC STERLINGRunout A, etched, except company stamp
5128-B-1 1-1 PRC STERLINGRunout B, etched, except company stamp
KVT-5128-ALabel A
KVT-5128-BLabel B
VPS 5128-A STERLINGSide A etched
VPS 5128-B STERLINGSide B etched
KVT-5128-ACenter label side A
KVT-5128-BCenter label side B
KVT-5128-ALabel side A
KVT-5128-BLabel side B
48953 5128-A 10-8-76 STERLING (S)Runout A - 48953 mirror reversed
48914 5128-B 10-8-76 STERLINGRunout B - 48914 mirror reversed
KVT-5128-ALabel A
KVT-5128-BLabel B
5128-A 10-8-76 8Ɛट8߂ STERLINGSide A runout
5128-A 10-8-76 STERLING ୧Ɛट8߂Side B runout
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 | Australia | RCA Victor 102898First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor XB-02180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | RCA Victor XB 2180First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Jamaica | T.K. Records KVT 5128First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Jamaica | T.K. Records KVT 5128First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | RCA 1028987", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 102898First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | RCA XB-2180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | T.K. Records XB 2180First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | UK | T.K. Records XB 2180First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Kayvette 5128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Kayvette 5128First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Kayvette 5128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Kayvette 5128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Kayvette 5128First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
22 vinyl pressings of Sometimes are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Kayvette 5128.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5128, XB 2180, 102898, XB-02180) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5128-A-1 PRC STERLING and 5128-B-1 1-1 PRC STERLING. 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.
