Vinyl pressings
by Sam & Dave · 1968
Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It) was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
A-14809-2 LW [Specialty Records logo] AT WRunout side A
A-14266-2 LW AT [Specialty Records logo] WRunout side B
A-14809-SPSide A Label
A-14266-SPSide B Label
CP A-14809-1B pA side deadwax - stamped
CP A-14266-1A pB side deadwax - stamped
A-14809-2 LW AT WSide A runout
A-14266-2 LW AT WSide B runout
A-14809-PLSide A label
A-14266-PLSide B label
MRA & B sides stamped in circle
A-14809-MOA side label
A-14266-MOB side label
A-14809-21 LW AT △72335 WA side hand etching
A-14809-PLSide A Label
A-14266-PLSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2490First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2540XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 650.112 / Atlantic 650 112First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 650.1127", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 650.112 / Atlantic 650 112First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.304 / Atlantic ATL 70304First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-NP 03079First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Japan | Atlantic DT 1069 / Atlantic DT-1069First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Japan | Atlantic DT-1069First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Atlantic 2540First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Atlantic H 372 / Hispavox H 372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584211First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2540First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic A-2540First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2540First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-25407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It) are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2540.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2540, A-2540, 584211, AK-2490) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-14809-2 LW [Specialty Records logo] AT W and A-14266-2 LW AT [Specialty Records logo] W. 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.
