Vinyl pressings
by It's A Beautiful Day · 1971
Choice Quality Stuff / Anytime was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PAL 30734-1D 1T AVar. 1: Side A runout
PBL 30734-1D 1T DVar. 1: Side B runout
o PAL 30734-IC 1T AVar. 2: Side A runout
o PBL 30734-IG 1T AVar. 2: Side B runout
c BL30734-1ESide A runout etched
AL30734-1FSide B runout
cv AL 30734-1H(Side A, variant 1)
ac BL 30734-1E(Side B, variant 1)
AL 30734-1F P A2Runout side A, variant 1
BL 30734-1E P A7Runout side B, variant 1
P AL30734-1H 1 3 BRunout side A, variant 2
P BL30734-1E P 1 A 2Runout side B, variant 2
AL 30734Label, side A
BL 30734Label, side B
AL 30734-1A 1 S 0
BL 30734-1B 1 S 0
0 AL30734-1B 2 A1Side A, etched, "0" stamped
0 BL 30734-1A 1Side B, etched, "0" stamped
0 AL30734-1A 1Side A, etched, "0" stamped (Variant 2)
0 BL 30734-1A \Side B, etched, "0" 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | CBS SBP 234065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | CBS SBP 4065 / CBS SBP 234065First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia KC 30734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 15First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Netherlands | CBS S 64314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | Date DAS 2121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 30734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 30734First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 30734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 30734First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 30734First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5389LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473954LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | CBS S 64314LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | CBS CBS S 64314LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Spain | CBS 32335LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-946LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-946LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Choice Quality Stuff / Anytime are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1971 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia KC 30734, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 30734, SBP 234065, SOPL 15, S 64314) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 30734-1D 1T A and PBL 30734-1D 1T D. 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.
