Vinyl pressings
by Jack Jones · 1967
Our Song 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.
7 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
KS 7 3531-A-1Runout Area Side A, Variant 1
KS 7 3531-B-1Runout Area Side B, Variant 1
KS 7 3531-A-7 o A2Runout Area Side A, Variant 2
KS 7 3531-B-2 BRunout Area Side B, Variant 2
KL7 1531-A-2Side A Etched
KL7 1531-B-3Side B Etched
P o KS 7 3531-A-1 CSide A runout
P KS 7 3531-B-1 1 oSide B runout
KS 7 3531 ASide A label
KS 7 3531 BSide B label
AVZ 3052 1LRunout Area Side A
AVZ 3053 1LRunout Area 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 | Argentina | Music Hall 12.709First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Spain | Kapp Records 7.029-N / Vergara 7.029-NFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | London Records SHR 8344First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Kapp Records KS-3531 / Kapp Records KS 3531First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | KAPP Records KL 1531First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1967 | US | KAPP Records KL 1531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Kapp Records KS-3531 / Kapp Records KS 3531First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3531LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3531LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | London Records HAR 8344 / Kapp Records HAR 8344LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | MCA Records MAP/S-2440LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Our Song are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Argentina, Spain. One of them is Kapp Records KS-3531.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS-3531, KL 1531, SHR 8344, 12.709) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS 7 3531-A-1 and KS 7 3531-B-1. 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.
