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
Vinyl pressings
by Jackie DeShannon · 1978
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.
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.
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
AM-737-AMBoth sides label
AM-737-AMMono label
AM-737-ASStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Amherst Records AH 737First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Amherst Records AH 737First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Amherst Records AM-737First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Amherst Records AM-737First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Amherst Records AM-737First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Amherst Records AM-737First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Line Records 6.12 881 / Line Records 6.12881 TS7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Line Records 6.12 881 / Line Records 6.12881 TS7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Germany | Line Records LS 10367", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Killroy 3093 / Killroy KS 3093 KF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Things We Said Today are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Canada. One of them is Amherst Records AM-737.
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.
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.