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Jackie DeShannonThings We Said Today

Vinyl pressings

Things We Said Today

by Jackie DeShannon · 1978

10 pressings4 countriesVocalPop

Things We Said Today was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Things We Said Today

6 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

1978
Label and catalog number
Amherst Records AM-737
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

T AM-737-AS-1 TIA side runout etched

T AM-737-BS-1 TIB side runout etched

AM-737-ASA side label

AM-737-BSB side label

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US

1978
Label and catalog number
Amherst Records AM-737
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

AM-737-AMBoth sides label

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US

1978
Label and catalog number
Amherst Records AM-737
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono
Runout / matrix

AM-737-AMMono label

AM-737-ASStereo label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978CanadaAmherst Records AH 737First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978CanadaAmherst Records AH 737First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1978USAmherst Records AM-737First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1978USAmherst Records AM-737First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1978USAmherst Records AM-737First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978USAmherst Records AM-737First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1980s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980GermanyLine Records 6.12 881 / Line Records 6.12881 TS7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1980GermanyLine Records 6.12 881 / Line Records 6.12881 TS7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1980GermanyLine Records LS 10367", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1980NetherlandsKillroy 3093 / Killroy KS 3093 KF7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AThings We Said Today3:13
  2. BWay Above The Angels3:24

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Things We Said Today are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Things We Said Today are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.

When was Things We Said Today first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Canada. One of them is Amherst Records AM-737.

How do I tell if my copy of Things We Said Today is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM-737, AH 737) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T AM-737-AS-1 TI and T AM-737-BS-1 TI. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Things We Said Today on vinyl worth?

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.

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