France
1970- Label and catalog number
- BYG Records 529.309
- Format
- LP, Album · Deep Groove, Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
BYG-1-A 529309.A.Side A runout, hand-etched
BYG-1-B 529309.B.Side B runout, hand-etched
Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Lyons · 1970
Other Afternoons was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
BYG-1-A 529309.A.Side A runout, hand-etched
BYG-1-B 529309.B.Side B runout, hand-etched
BYG-1-A 529309.A.Side A runout, variant 1
BYG-1-B 529309.B.Side B runout, variant 1
BYG-1-A 529309.A1Side A runout, variant 2
BYG-1-B 529309.B1Side B runout, variant 2
BY-358-17Side A runout, machine stamped
BY-358-17Side B runout, machine stamped
BY-358-17Side A runout, machine stamped
BY-358-17Side B runout, machine stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | BYG Records 529.309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | BYG Records 529.309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | BYG Records BYG-9First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | BYG Records BYG-9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Affinity AFF 34LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | UK | Affinity AFF 34LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Picc-A-Dilly PIC-3518LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Affinity L6 AF 158LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Italy | Get Back GET 309LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | BYG Records 529.309LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Other Afternoons are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in France, Japan. One of them is BYG Records 529.309.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 529.309, BYG-9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BYG-1-A 529309.A. and BYG-1-B 529309.B.. 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.