Vinyl pressings
by Simon Said · 1975
Smile was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ST- 75C-31470-8 JRSide A run-out area, variant 1
ST- 75C-31471-2 JRSide B run-out area, variant 1
ST- 75C-31470-8 JRSide A run-out area etched, variant 2
ST- 75C-31471-1 JR 1-1 SPSide B run-out area etched, variant 2
ST-75C-31470 SPA-side label
75C-31470 SPB-side label
ST-75C-31470-MOSide A Label
75C-31470-MOSide B Label
ST-75C-31470 MOA-side label
75C-31470 MOB-side label
K-10714-AI ARUNSide A, stamped (acc. ARUN is etched)
K-10714-BISide B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic 45-7041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | Atlantic ATL 10 714First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Atco Records ATCO 7041First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Atco Records ATCO 7041First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 714First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Jamaica | ATCO Records 45-7041First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45-7041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Philippines | ATCO Records 45-7041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 10714First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records 45-7041First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records 45-7041First year7", Single, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records 45-7041First year7", Single, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records 45-7041First year7", Single, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | Brazil | Atco Records 3-02-101-0367", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | ATCO Records 10 714 / ATCO Records 10 714 (7041)7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Smile are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-7041.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-7041, K 10714, ATL 10 714, ATCO 7041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST- 75C-31470-8 JR and ST- 75C-31471-2 JR. 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.
