Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1973
One Of A Kind (Love Affair) was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
ST-A-26308-4 PP AS ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ғʀᴀɴᴋғᴏʀᴅ/ᴡᴀʏɴᴇ ᴘʜɪʟᴀ.Run-out Side A, etched (Frankford stamped)
ST-A-26306-4 PP BS ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ғʀᴀɴᴋғᴏʀᴅ/ᴡᴀʏɴᴇ ᴘʜɪʟᴀ.Run-out Side B, etched (Frankford stamped)
ST-A-26308-PLLabel Side A
ST-A-26306-PLLabel Side B
ST-A 26308-7 SRC AS-RE F/W 1-3A side etched, SRC logo stamped, variant 1
ST-A 26306-7 1-1 BS-RE SRC F/W.B side etched, SRC logo stamped, variant 1
ST-A 26308-7 SRC AS-RE F/W 1-2Side A etched, SRC stamped, variant 2
ST-A 26306-8 1-1 BS-RE SPC F/W.Side B etched, variant 2
ST-A-26436-PLSide A label
ST-A-26306-PLSide B label
AS-RE., F/W. SP ST-A-26436-9 ATRunout Side A etched
ST-A26306-8 BS-RE SPC F/W.Runout Side B etched
ST-A-26308 SPLabel Side A
ST-A-26306 SPLabel Side B
ST-A-26308-6 MR △91266 AS F/WA side - runout, variant 1
ST-A-26306-5 MR △91267 BSB side - runout, variant 1
ST-A-26308-6 MR △91266 AS F/WA side - runout, variant 2
ST-A-26306-6 MR △91267 BS MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.B side - runout, variant 2
ST-A-26308-7 [SRC logo] AS-RE F/W 1-Run-out Side A, etched (SRC logo stamped)
ST-A-26306-8 1-2 BS-RE SPC F/WRun-out Side B, etched
ST-A-26308 SPLabel Side A
ST-A-26306 SPLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 10 311 / Atlantic 10 310First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 10 311 / Atlantic 10.311First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10311First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10311First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL.121First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10311First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10311First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10311First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2962First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2962First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2962First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2962First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2962First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
23 vinyl pressings of One Of A Kind (Love Affair) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2962, released April 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2962, K 10311, P-1227A, AT 2962) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-26308-4 PP AS ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ғʀᴀɴᴋғᴏʀᴅ/ᴡᴀʏɴᴇ ᴘʜɪʟᴀ. and ST-A-26306-4 PP BS ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ғʀᴀɴᴋғᴏʀᴅ/ᴡᴀʏɴᴇ ᴘʜɪʟᴀ.. 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.
