Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1976
Happiness Is Being With The Spinners was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 11 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-A-763635-A AT (PR)Runout A, Etched, variant 1
ST-A-763636-A AT (PR)Runout B, Etched, variant 1
ST-A-763635-B AT (PR)Runout A, Etched, variant 2
ST-A-763636-A AT (PR)Runout B, Etched, variant 2
ST-A-763635-AAA-1 ＊T PRC (PR)Runout, side A
ST-A-763636-AAA-+1-11 ＊T PRC (PR)Runout, side B
ST-A-763635- RICenter label, side A
ST-A-763636- RICenter label, side B
ST-A-763635-BB AT (MR) △21103(7) (PR)Runout A
ST-A-763636-AA AT (MR) △21103-X(5) (PR)Runout B
ST-A-763635-MOLabel A
ST-A-763636-MOLabel B
K 50287 A1 ARUN
K 50287 B1
MX183651-CRunout A, Stamped
MX183652-CRunout B, Stamped
MX183651Matrix side A, on label
MX183652Matrix side B, on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Atlantic 20.065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50287First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Atlantic W 50287First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 18181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10227AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10227AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 18181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-213First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 50287First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 287 / Atlantic SD 18181LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label 822LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-2789LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
18 vinyl pressings of Happiness Is Being With The Spinners are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18181.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18181, K 50287, 20.065, ATL 50287) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-763635-A AT (PR) and ST-A-763636-A AT (PR). 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.
