Vinyl pressings
by Spirit · 1968
The Family That Plays Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
AC-Z12-44014-1 1 RS o A3 PSide A runout, variant 1
AE-Z12-44014-2 B3 P oSide B runout, variant 1
o AC-Z12-44014-1 | P C2 RSSide A runout, variant 2
P o Z-12-44014-B / A2Side B runout, variant 2
o AD-Z-12-44014-1 A8Runout A variant 1
o Ƨ 1 AA-Z12-44014-2 Jc SRunout B variant 1
o AD-Z-12-44014-1Runout A variant 2
o Ƨ 1 AA-Z12-44014-2 Jc SRunout B variant 2
T o AB-Z12-44014-1 1 C 3 Jc SSide A runout, variant 1
T o AB-Z12-44014-2 1 A 8 Jc SSide B runout, variant 1
T o AB-Z12-44014-1 1 D4 Jc SSide A runout, variant 2
T o AB-Z12-44014-2 1 D8 Jc SSide B runout, variant 2
P AD-2-12-44014-1 o B 1Side A runout, variant 1
P o Z-12-44014-2 1 JCS 2Side B runout, variant 1
o P AC-Z-2-44014-1 1Side A runout, variant 2
P o Z-12-44014-1S 1 A5Side B runout, variant 2
MX159002Side 1 label
MX159003Side 2 label
AC-Z12-44014-1 I ELS335-S1Side A, runout, variant 1
ELS 335 -B Z-12-44014-2 I dcsSide B, runout, variant 1
0 AC-Z̶12-44014-1 | ELS335-S1 CSide A, runout, variant 2
ELS 335 B 0 Z̶-12-44014-2 | dcS DSide B, runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233632First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia ELS-335First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50118First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 63523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 63523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Sello Verde V-9087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Ode Records Z12 44014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Ode Records Z12 44014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Ode Records Z12 44014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Ode Records Z12 44014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 63 523LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 63523LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS S 63523LP | LP |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS S 63523LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Epic KE 31461LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Epic KE 31461LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Epic E 31461LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Epic KE 31461LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Epic KE 31461LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Epic KE 31461LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records XED162 / Edsel Records XED 162LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records XED 162LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records XED162 / Edsel Records XED 162LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5085LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2002 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2002 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5085LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2002 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5085 / Sony Music P 55071LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP556LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Italy | Ode Records Z12 44014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP556 / Ode Records MOVLP556LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Italy | Ode Records Z12 44014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic KE 31461LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | India | CBS KE 31461LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-1746LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS 63523 / CBS S 63523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 63523 / CBS S 63523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 63523 / CBS S 63523LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic KE 31461LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sundazed Music LP 5085LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | US | Epic E 31461LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic E 31461 - KE 31461LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Epic E 31461LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic E 31461LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic E 31461LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
52 vinyl pressings of The Family That Plays Together are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1968 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Ode Records Z12 44014, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Z12 44014, SBP 233632, ELS-335, S 63523) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AC-Z12-44014-1 1 RS o A3 P and AE-Z12-44014-2 B3 P o. 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.
