Vinyl pressings
by Nancy Wilson · 1966
A Touch Of Today was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 8 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.
T-1-2495-F-3 3 ✲A etched, 3, ✲ stamped
T-2-2495-F-3 1 ✲B etched, 1, ✲ stamped
T1-2495A label
T2-2495B label
T-1-2495-F-3 ✲A etched, 3, ✲ stamped
T-2-2495-F-3 1 ✲B etched, 1, ✲ stamped
T1-2495A label
T2-2495B label
AudioMatrix ST-1-2495W2A AB 9-66A-Side Runout Etching
AudioMatrix ST-2-2495W2A 9-21-66 AB 9-66B-Side Runout Etching
ST1-2495A-Side Label
ST2-2495B-Side Label
ST1-2495-B2 [IAM in triangle]Side A runout
ST2-2495-A1 [IAM in triangle]Side B runout
ST1-2495Side A label
ST2-2495Side B label
ST-1-2495-A-3 (etched) ✲ (stamped)Side 1
ST-2-2495-B-4 (etched) ✲ (stamped)Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Argentina | Capitol Records T 2495First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 2495 / Capitol Records ST-2495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | Capitol Records T 2495 / Capitol Records T-2495First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2495First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2495 / Capitol Records ST-2495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Capitol Records SMK 74 156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Japan | Capitol Records CP•7598 / Capitol Records CP 7598First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | South Africa | Capitol Records T2495 / Capitol Records T - 2495First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records T 2495First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2495 / Capitol Records ST-2495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records T2495First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST 2495 / Capitol Records ST-2495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2495First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST 2495 / Capitol Records ST-2495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST 2495 / Capitol Records ST-2495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | World Record Club S/4974 / World Record Club S-4974LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3273LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP-80294LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC 3273 / Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3273LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-2495LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC 3273 / Pickwick SPC-3273LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pickwick SPC 3273 / Pickwick SPC-3273LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-2495LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3273LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-2495LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of A Touch Of Today are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1966 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 2495, released May 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 2495, ST 2495, T-2495, T2495) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T-1-2495-F-3 3 ✲ and T-2-2495-F-3 1 ✲. 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.
