Vinyl pressings
by R.B. Greaves · 1969
Always Something There To Remind Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AT 69-C-17791 - II LW DK WRunout, side A, etched
AT 69-C-17638 - I LW W AT DKRunout, side B, etched
69C-17791-PLLabel side A
69C-17638-PLLabel side B
69-C-17791 SPA-side label
69-C-17637 SPB-side label
69C-17791-MOLabel, side A
69C-17638-MOLabel, side B
69-C-17791-1 LW DK W ATA side runout
69-C-17638-1 LW W AT DK [ Ƨ in a circle]B side runout
69-C-17791LYA-Side Label
69-C-17637LYB-Side Label
69-C-17791-21MO MR LW DK Δ79309 W ATSide A runout
69-C-17638-21-MO MR LW W Δ79310 AT DKSide B runout
69C-17791-MOSide A label
69C-17638-MOSide B label
AT 69-C-17791 - 1 SRC LW DK wA-side runout etching
AT DK SRC 69-C-17638 - 1 LW wB-side runout etching
69-C-17791 SPA-side label
69-C-17638 SPB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 6726First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6726First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6726First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6726First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 6726First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6726First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6726First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6726First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6726First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6726First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | ATCO Records 205.0267", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70 415 / Atlantic Atl. 70.4157" | 7" |
| 1970 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-NP 031517", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Atlantic 67267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-34917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Peru | Atlantic AT 7040 F7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Portugal | Atlantic N-28-85 / Alvorada N-28-857", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 4927", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Spain | Atlantic H 561 / Hispavox H 5617", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.4157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.4157", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | Atlantic DT 11487", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Atlantic AK-34917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | ATCO Records BE 103181-17", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
24 vinyl pressings of Always Something There To Remind Me are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6726.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6726, 6726, ATCO 6726) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AT 69-C-17791 - II LW DK W and AT 69-C-17638 - I LW W AT DK. 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.
