US
1971- Label and catalog number
- A&M Records SP-3038
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Jack Daugherty · 1971
The Class Of Nineteen Hundred And Seventy One 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 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.
p A+M SP 3075-P1A-Side Runout Etching
p A+M SP 3076-P1B-Side Runout Etching
SP-3075A-Side Label
SP-3076B-Side Label
A&M SP 3075-P1Etched runout matrix Side A
A&M SP 3076-P1Etched runout matrix Side B
(SP-3075)Label Side A
(SP-3076)Label Side B
SP 3075-MI (MR) △16208 A&MSide A runout
SP 3076-MI (MR) △16208-X A&MSide B runout
SP-3075Side A label
SP-3076Side B label
A&M SP 3075-TISide A runout
A&M SP 3076-TISide B runout
SP-3075Side A label
SP-3076Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-934423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | A&M Records AML-337First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 63038First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 63038First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-3038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-3038First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-3038 / A&M Records SP 3038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-3038First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-3038First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-3038First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Not On LabelLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
12 vinyl pressings of The Class Of Nineteen Hundred And Seventy One are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3038.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3038, AMLS 63038, SAML-934423, AML-337) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.