Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1962
Point Of No Return was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 11 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.
SW-1-1676-N1 [Anvil symbol] &Runout A variant 1
SW 2-1676-N12 [Anvil symbol] & IIRunout B variant 1
SW-1-1676-N1 [Anvil symbol] &Runout A variant 2
SW-2-1676-N9 [Anvil symbol] &Runout B variant 2
SW-1-1676-D5 4 4̶̷̸̲̅ ✲Center deadwax side A etched, ✲ stamped.
SW-2-1676-D5 4 ✲Center deadwax side B etched, ✲ stamped.
SW1-1676Label side A
SW2-1676Label side B
X1-1676Label A
X2-1676Label B
X3-1676Label C
X4-1676Label D
W1 - 1676 - N18 {anvil/groove cutter symbol}Runout Side A Stamped
W2 - 1676 - N12" {anvil/groove cutter symbol}Runout Side B Stamped
(W1-1676)Label Side A
(W2-1676)Label Side A
SW-1-1676-D5Side A runout etched, Variant 1
SW-2-1676-D5Side B runout etched, Variant 1
SW-1-1676-D5 4Side A runout etched, Variant 2
SW-2-1676-D5 3Side B runout etched, Variant 2
W1 - 1676 - N18 {anvil/groove cutter symbol}runout A stamped variant 1
W2 - 1676 - N12" {anvil/groove cutter symbol}runout B stamped variant 1
W1 - 1676 - N3 {anvil/groove cutter symbol}runout A stamped variant 2
W2 - 1676 - N2 {anvil/groove cutter symbol}runout B stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Argentina | Capitol Records W-1676First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Australia | Capitol Records W-1676 / Capitol Records W 1676First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Brazil | Capitol Records W 1676First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records W 1676First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-1676 / Capitol Records SW 1676First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-1676 / Capitol Records SW 1676First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | France | Capitol Records W-1676 / Capitol Records W 1676First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | France | Capitol Records SW-1676 / Capitol Records SW 1676First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | Capitol Records STK 83238 / Capitol Records K 83 238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Italy | Capitol Records W1676 / Capitol Records W-1676First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-3042 / Capitol Records 2LP 3042First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Japan | Capitol Records CSP 1090 / Capitol Records CSP-1090First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Japan | Capitol Records CSP 1090 / Capitol Records CSP-1090First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Capitol Records SW-1676 / Capitol Records SW 1676First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records W 1676First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records SW 1676LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SM-501676LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records SM-1676LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records SM-501676LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records SM-1676LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records SM-1676LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 038-2601771 / Capitol Records 1A 038 260177 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 038-2601771 / Capitol Records 1A 038 260177 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | Italy | Capitol Records 54 2610721LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-60039LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records ED 26 01771 / Capitol Records ED 2601771LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | Capitol Records 062-2601771LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-409 / Capitol Records B0019319-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Capitol Records SW-1676LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | EMI Records SW 1676LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 038 26 0177 1LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-144 / Capitol Records MFSL 1-144LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-144 / Capitol Records MFSL 1-144LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
45 vinyl pressings of Point Of No Return are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1962 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records SW-1676, released March 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SW-1676, SW 1676, XE-1676, W 1676) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SW-1-1676-N1 [Anvil symbol] & and SW 2-1676-N12 [Anvil symbol] & II. 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.
