Vinyl pressings
by Jim Croce · 1974
Photographs & Memories was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ABCD-835-A ⑧ A12 3 SRunout A variant 1
ABCD-835-B ① C11 S 2Runout B variant 1
ABCD-835-A ⑦ A10 ƐRunout A variant 2
ABCD-835-B ② C4 6 ƧRunout B variant 2
ABCD-835-A ⑩[Variant 1] Runout A etched
ABCD-835-B ⑥[Variant 1] Runout B etched
P ABCD-835-A-⑩ D[Variant 2] Runout A etched except P & D
P ABCD-835-B ⑥ 2[Variant 2] Runout B etched except P & 2
ABCD-835-A-㉔Runout A etched, circled "24", var. 1
ABCD-835-B-⑳Runout B etched, circled "20", var. 1
ABCD-835-A ㉕Runout A etched, circled "25", var. 2
ABCD-835-B ⑳Runout B etched, circled "20", var. 2
ABCD-835-A ⑯ >-1-1 DSide A Runout (etched)
ABCD-835-B ⑬ >-1-1 DSide B Runout (etched)
ABCD-835-ASide A Label Matrix
ABCD-835-BSide B Label Matrix
ABCD-835-A (MR) Δ19506 (I)Side A
ABCD-835-B (MR) Δ19506-XSide B
ABCD-835-A ⑦ T2Runout, side A - variant 1 / etched [except 2]
ABCD-835-B ③ D30 T1Runout, side B - variant 1 / etched [except D]
ABCD-835-A ⑦ T1Runout, side A - variant 2 / etched
ABCD-835-B ④ T1Runout, side B - variant 2 / etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-835First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records ABCD-835First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records ABCD-835First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-835First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Philippines | ABC Records ABCD 835First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records ABCD-835First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records ABCD-835First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records CQD-40020 / ABC Command Quadraphonic CQD-40020First yearLP, Compilation, Quadraphonic | LP, Compilation, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records ABCD 835 / ABC Records ABCD-835First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records ABCD-835First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records ABCD-835First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records ABCD-835LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records ABCD-835First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records ABCD-835LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records ABCD-835First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Taiwan | Tshaw Yang Records TP-3645LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Roadrunner Records RR 9921LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Roadrunner Records RR 9921LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1985 | Canada | 21 Records M21 90467LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | Intercord INT 130.103LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-206LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-206LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | 21 Records 90467-1-Y / 21 Records 7 90467-1-YLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | 21 Records 7 90467-1-YLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | US | 21 Records 90467-1-YLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | Germany | Ariola 6 11434LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 119LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1987 | Australasia | Virgin VOZ 2010LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1987 | South Korea | Chrysalis YCPL-115LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | UK | Commander 39010LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | BMG R1 92570 / Lastrada Entertainment Co. R1 92570LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USA & Canada | ABC Records ABCD-835LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA, Canada & UK | BMG 538630441LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2021 | US | BMG 538630441LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | BMG 964034271LP, Compilation, Mixed, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Mixed, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Lifesong LS-5000LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Lifesong LS-5000LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Lifesong LS 5000LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Lifesong LS 8000LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Intercord INT 145.050 / Lifesong LS 8000LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Intercord INT 135.006LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Intercord INT 135.006LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Lifesong 27 785 XOTLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | XD Stereo XD 90021LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Lifesong LS 8000LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lifesong LS 8000LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lifesong LS 5000LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Lifesong LS 8000LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lifesong JZ 35010LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Lifesong JZ 35010LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
90 vinyl pressings of Photographs & Memories are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1974 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Canada, Philippines. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-835.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-835, ABCD 835, CQD-40020, 9022-835) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCD-835-A ⑧ A12 3 S and ABCD-835-B ① C11 S 2. 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.
