Vinyl pressings
by Pointer Sisters · 1974
That's A Plenty was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 11 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.
BTS 6009 6075-1C 1T C2Side A runout
BTS 6009 6076-1G T2 Λ10Side B runout
6075Side A label
6076Side B label
BTS 6009 6075-1B o Ƨ 2Side A runout, variant 1
BTS 6009 6076-1B 2 S oSide B runout, variant 1
BTS 6009 6075-1B o Ƨ 2 A 6Side A runout, variant 2
BTS 6009 6076-1B 2 S o A 4Side B runout, variant 2
BTS 6009 6075-1D 'TSide A runout, variant 1
BTS 6009 6076-1H 'T B 7Side B runout, variant 1
BTS 6009 6075-1C IT A12Side A runout, variant 2
BTS 6009 6075-1H IT B6Side B runout, variant 2
BTS 6009 6075-1F BRunout A
BTS 6009 6076-1E BRunout B
6075Label A
6076Label B
BTS 6009 6075-1A 2 A ƧRunout side A
BTS 6009 6076-1B 1 ARunout side B
6075Label side A
6076Label side B
BTS 6009 6075-1E PSide A runout etched, P stamped, variant 1
BTS 6009 6076-1E PSide B runout etched, P stamped, variant 1
BTS 6009 6075-1E PSide A runout etched, P stamped, variant 2
BTS 6009 6076-1F PSide B runout etched, P stamped, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Blue Thumb Records L 35105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Blue Thumb Records BTY. 28.010 / Blue Thumb Records BTY 28.010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Blue Thumb Records 87757 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Blue Thumb Records SWX-6090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Blue Thumb Records ABCL 0142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Blue Thumb Records ILPS 9276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | ABC Blue Thumb BTS 6009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6009LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6009First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6009LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | MCA Records VIM 5597LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records BTS 6009LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Speakers Corner Records BTS 6009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6009LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
35 vinyl pressings of That's A Plenty are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1974 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Israel, Netherlands and more. One of them is Blue Thumb Records BTS 6009, released February 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS 6009, ILPS 9276, L 35105, BTY. 28.010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTS 6009 6075-1C 1T C2 and BTS 6009 6076-1G T2 Λ10. 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.
