Vinyl pressings
by Sam Cooke · 1963
Another Saturday Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 7 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.
PHKM -3718- 3 S A3 IRunout A, stamped, variant 1
PHKM -3719- 3 S A6 IRunout B, stamped, variant 1
PHKM -3718- 3 S A3 IRunout A, stamped, variant 2
PHKM -3719- 3 S A5 IRunout B, stamped, variant 2
PHK<-3718-1S C1 RA-Side Runout Etching
PHK<-3719-1S A3 RB-Side Runout Etching
PKHM-3718-1S B1 RA-Side Variant 2
PHKM-3719-2S RB-Side Variant 2
PHKM -3718- 4 S HA-Side Runout Stamped
PHKM -3719- 4 S HB-Side Runout Stamped
PHKM-3718A-side label
PHKM-3719B-side label
PHKM-3718-3S A2A-Side Runout Stamped
PHKM-3719-3S A5B-Side Runout Stamped
PHKM-3718A-side label
PHKM-3719B-side label
PHKM-3718-1TSide A stamped runout
PHKM-3719-1TSide B stamped runout
PHKM-3718Side A label
PHKM-3719Side B label
PHKM-3718-1T B H MT 1Side A stamped runout
PHKM-3719-1T 1Side B stamped runout
PHKM-3718Side A label
(PHKM-3719)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | RCA 101508First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | RCA 101508First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-8164First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-8164 / RCA 47-8164First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Ireland | RCA Victor ERC 1341First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | RCA 60345First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA-1341First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA-1341First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA-1341First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA-1341First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA-1341First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor 47-8164First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor 47-8164First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor 47-8164First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor 47-8164First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 1024497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor 606507", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 41.6117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of Another Saturday Night are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-8164, released April 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-8164, RCA 1341, RCA-1341, 101508) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHKM -3718- 3 S A3 I and PHKM -3719- 3 S A6 I. 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.
