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SkylarkI'll Have To Go Away / Twenty-Six Years

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I'll Have To Go Away / Twenty-Six Years

by Skylark · 1972

13 pressings7 countriesPop RockRock

I'll Have To Go Away / Twenty-Six Years was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of I'll Have To Go Away / Twenty-Six Years

8 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

1972
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records 3661
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

(S45-78282A)A-side, Label

(S45-78041)B-side, Label

Full details of this pressing

US

1972
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records P-3661
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono
Runout / matrix

(PRO-6718)mono label

S45-78282A)stereo label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972New ZealandCapitol Records F.3661First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1972USCapitol Records 3661First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1972USCapitol Records P-3661First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1972USCapitol Records P-3661First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1972USCapitol Records P-3661First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1972USCapitol Records P-3661First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1972USCapitol Records 3661First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1972AustraliaCapitol Records CP-10308First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1973CanadaCapitol Records 36617", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1973JapanCapitol Records ECR-104307", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1973NetherlandsCapitol Records 5C 006-815247", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1973UKCapitol Records CL 157647", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1973UKCapitol Records CL 157647", Promo · Promo7", Promo · Promo

Tracklist

  1. AI'll Have To Go Away3:26
  2. BTwenty-Six Years4:55

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I'll Have To Go Away / Twenty-Six Years are there?

13 vinyl pressings of I'll Have To Go Away / Twenty-Six Years are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.

When was I'll Have To Go Away / Twenty-Six Years first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, New Zealand, Australia. One of them is Capitol Records 3661.

How do I tell if my copy of I'll Have To Go Away / Twenty-Six Years is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3661, P-3661, F.3661, CP-10308) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I'll Have To Go Away / Twenty-Six Years on vinyl worth?

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.

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