Vinyl pressings
by Latimore · 1976
Somethin' 'Bout 'Cha / Sweet Vibrations was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
GL-1739-A (MR) ∆101124 STERLINGSide A Runout
GL-1739-B (MR) ∆101124-X STERLINGSide B Runout
GL-1739-ASide A Label
GL-1739-BSide B Label
GL-1739-AA
GL-1739-BB
GL-1739-A 11-4-76 [STERLING]Runout, side A, etched
GL-1739-B 11-4-76 [STERLING]Runout, side B, etched
1739-ALabel side A
1739-BLabel side B
GL-1739-ALabel A
GL-1739-BLabel B
GL-1739-AA
GL-1739-BB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | RCA Victor 102889First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | RCA Victor XB 2151First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | RCA Victor XB 2151First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Peru | RCA Victor XRPBO 867First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Peru | RCA Victor XRPBO 867First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | T.K. Records XB 2151First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | T.K. Records XB 2151First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Glades 1739First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Glades 1739First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Glades 1739First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Glades 1739First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Glades 1739First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor XB-021517", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor XB-021517", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor XB-021517", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Somethin' 'Bout 'Cha / Sweet Vibrations are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is Glades 1739, released December 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1739, XB 2151, 102889, XRPBO 867) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GL-1739-A (MR) ∆101124 STERLING and GL-1739-B (MR) ∆101124-X STERLING. 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.
