Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1975
They Just Can't Stop It The 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.
20 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-A-31044-3 PP AS F/WɴsSide A run-out, etched, variant 1
STA30737-3 BS PP F/WɴsSide B run-out, etched, variant 1
ST-A-31044-4 PP AS F/WɴsSide A run-out, etched, variant 2
STA30737-3 BS PP F/WɴsSide B run-out, etched, variant 2
ST-A-31044-3 PP AS F/WɴsSide A run-out, etched, variant 1
STA30737-3 BS PP F/WɴsSide B run-out, etched, variant 1
ST-A-31044-4 PP AS F/WɴsSide A run-out, etched, variant 2
STA30737-3 BS PP F/WɴsSide B run-out, etched, variant 2
ST-A-31044-2 AS F/W NS SPSide A Runout
ST-A-30737-2 BS F/W NS SRCSide B Runout
ST-A-31044-MOLabel A
ST-A-30737-MOLabel B
ST-A-31044 -5Side A runout etched
ST-A-30737 -6Side B runout etched
ST-A-31044-MOSide A label
ST-A-30737-MOSide B label
SP ST-A-31044-2 AS 1-2 F/W NSA-side runout
SRC ST-A-30737-2 BS 1-2 F/W NSB-side runout
ST-A-31044 SPSide A label
ST-A-30737 SPSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic 45-3284First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Brazil | Atlantic 3-17-101-024First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3284First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3284First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3284 / Atlantic 31044 PLFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-1410AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45 3284First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Atlantic 45-1266First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 10659First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3284First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3284First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-32847", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3284First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3284First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3284First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of They Just Can't Stop It The are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3284, released August 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3284, K 10659, 3-17-101-024, AT 3284) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-31044-3 PP AS F/Wɴs and STA30737-3 BS PP F/Wɴs. 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.
