Vinyl pressings
by George Shearing · 1967
New Look! was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
ST1-2637-W2 [triangle Scranton pressing plant symbol]Side A runout
ST2-2637-W2 [triangle Scranton pressing plant symbol]Side B runout
T1-2637-F1 IAMSide A runout
T2-2637-G2 IAMSide B runout
T1-2637Side A label
T2-2637Side B label
ST-1-2637-B-3●Runout: Side A - etched
2 ٭Runout: Side A - stamped
ST-2-2637-B-3●Runout: Side B - etched
2 ٭Runout: Side B - stamped
ST1-2637-W2 [triangle Scranton pressing plant symbol]Side A runout
ST2-2637-W2 [triangle Scranton pressing plant symbol]Side B runout
ST1-2637-W2 [triangle Scranton pressing plant symbol]Side A runout- Variant 1
ST2-2637-X3 [triangle Scranton pressing plant symbol]Side B runout- Variant 1
ST1 2637-A4 P 1Stamped Runout, Side A
ST2 2637-A4 G 1Stamped Runout, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 2637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Capitol Records ST 2637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records T 2637First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 2637 / Capitol Records ST-2637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T 2637First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 2637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 2637 / Capitol Records ST-2637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2637LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 8-2637 / Capitol Records ST-82637LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
11 vinyl pressings of New Look! are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST 2637.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 2637, T 2637) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-2637-W2 [triangle Scranton pressing plant symbol] and ST2-2637-W2 [triangle Scranton pressing plant symbol]. 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.
