Vinyl pressings
by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass · 1967
The Happening / Town Without Pity 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.
12 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
A 1312-7 1+Runout, etched, side A (Variant 1)
A 1313-8 11+Runout, etched, side B (Variant 1)
A+M 1̶3̶1̶3̶-̶2̶ 1312-2 p 2A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
A+M 1313-1 p 2B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
A&M-1313-18 [MR(circled)] △67125-XRunout side B, etched [stamped]
1312Label side A
1313Label side B
A 1312 - 8 T1Runout A, variant 1
A 1313 - 4 T1Runout B, variant 1
A 1312 - 7 T1 1Runout A, variant 2
A 1313 - 7 T1Runout B, variant 2
AMS 706 A-1 △FA-side runout
AMS 706 BA̶ -1 △FB-side runout
AMS.706-AA-side label
AMS.706-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | A&M Records AMK 1888First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records A & M 860XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | A&M Records 210 001First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | A&M Records TOP-1180First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | A&M Records H -189 / Hispavox H - 189First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | A&M Records AMS 706First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | A&M Records AMS.706First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records 860First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | Venezuela | Palacio 45-13.033First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of The Happening / Town Without Pity are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records 860.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 860, AMS.706, AMS 706, AMK 1888) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 1312-7 1+ and A 1313-8 11+. 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.
