Vinyl pressings
by Middle Of The Road · 1971
Sacramento (A Wonderful Town) was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
AKAS 26266 2S 1C 2Runout area side A, variant 1
AKAS 26267 2S 2C 4Runout area side B, variant 1
AKAS 26266 4S 1C 12Runout area side A, variant 2
AKAS 26267 3S 2A 7Runout area side B, variant 2
AKAS 26266Label Side A
AKAS 26267Label Side B
AKAS 26266 2S 1A 1Runout side A
AKAS 26267 2S 1A 1Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Madagascar | RCA Victor 42.290First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42-290First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Italy | RCA Victor PM 3626 / RCA Italiana PM 3626First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 3626First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Brazil | RCA Victor 101.70157", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-16 127 / RCA 74-161277", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-16 127 / RCA 74-161277", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-16 127 / RCA 74-161277", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Israel | RCA Victor PM 36267", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | RCA Victor 74-16127 / RCA 74-161277", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | RCA Victor 74-161277", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Turkey | RCA 72 902 / RCA Victor 729027", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 21847", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 21847", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 21847", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Angola | RCA Victor 30.0057", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-20267", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 1020627", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Kenya | RCA Victor RKA 405807", Single | 7", Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Sacramento (A Wonderful Town) are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Italy, Madagascar, South Africa. One of them is RCA Victor PM 3626, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PM 3626, 42.290, 42-290) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AKAS 26266 2S 1C 2 and AKAS 26267 2S 2C 4. 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.
