Vinyl pressings
by Jo Jo Gunne · 1972
Run Run Run was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 15 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.
AS-23296-4 PP ATA side etched
AS-23302-4 PP ATB side etched
AS-23296-PLA side center label
AS-23302-PLB side center label
AS-23296-1 2-11-72 SRC ATRunout side A
AS-23302-1 2-11-72 SRC ATRunout side B
AS-23296 SPLabel side A
AS-23302 SPLabel side B
AS-23296-MOLabel side A
AS-23302-MOLabel side B
AS-23296 SPLabel side A
ST-AS-23296 SPLabel side B
AS-23296 MOLabel Side A
ST-AS-23296 MOLabel Side B
AS-23296-4 PP ATA side etched
AS-23296-4 PP ATB side etched
AS-23296-PLA side center label
AS-23296-PLB side center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Asylum Records AYM-9853First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | Asylum Records AYM 501First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | Canada | Asylum Records AS-11003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Asylum Records 2C 006-93 270 M / Asylum Records 2C 006-93.270 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | France | Asylum Records 2C 006-93 270 M / Asylum Records 2C 006-93.270 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Ireland | Asylum Records AYM 501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | Asylum Records 3C 006-93270First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | Asylum Records IAR-10030First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Japan | Asylum Records IAR-10030First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Mexico | Asylum Records 7135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 5C 006-93270 / Asylum Records 5C 006-93 270First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 5C 006-93 270 / Asylum Records 5C 006-93270First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 5C 006-93 270 / Asylum Records 5C 006-93270First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Portugal | Asylum Records 8E 006 93270 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Scandinavia | Asylum Records AYM 501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of Run Run Run are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Asylum Records AS-11003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-11003, AYM 501, AYM-9853, 2C 006-93 270 M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS-23296-4 PP AT and AS-23302-4 PP AT. 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.
