Vinyl pressings
by Splinter · 1974
Costafine Town was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 16 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.
AMS-7135-A1 AMS 7̶1̶3̶3̶ A1 ASide A, runout
AMS-7135 B1 AMS 7̶1̶3̶3̶ B1 ACSide B, runout
AMS 7135-ASide A, label
AMS 7135-BSide B, label
AMS-7135-A1A-side
AMS 7135-B1B-side
AMS-7135-A1 AMS 7̶1̶3̶3̶ A1 C 3 ΛA-side
AMS 7̶1̶3̶3̶ B1 AMS 7135-B1 C 3B-side
AMS-7135-A1Machine stamped runout matrix A-side
AMS 7̶1̶3̶3̶ A1Machine stamped runout matrix A-side with line through 7133
AMS-7135 B1Machine stamped runout matrix B-side
AMS 7̶1̶3̶3̶ B1Machine stamped runout matrix B-side with line through 7133
A&M10003S(RE-1)-M2-REPL Δ96124A-side runout
A&M10004S-M33-REPL Δ96124-XB-side runout
10003-SA-side label
10004-SB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Dark Horse Records K-5756 / A&M Records K-5756First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Brazil | Dark Horse Records AMS 7135First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Dark Horse Records DH 10002First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | France | Dark Horse Records 625024First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | Dark Horse Records 13 607 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Guatemala | Dark Horse Records DH-10002-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | Dark Horse Records AM-232First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Dark Horse Records AM-232First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Dark Horse Records K 5756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Portugal | Dark Horse Records 8E 006-96 279 G / Dark Horse Records 8E 006 96279 GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Rhodesia | Dark Horse Records AMRD.1120First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | South Africa | Dark Horse Records AMRD.1120First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Spain | Dark Horse Records 13607-A / Dark Horse Records 13.607-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Dark Horse Records AMS 7135First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Dark Horse Records DH-10002-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Costafine Town are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Dark Horse Records AMS 7135, released September 13, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 7135, DH-10002-S, DH-10002, K-5756) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMS-7135-A1 AMS 7̶1̶3̶3̶ A1 A and AMS-7135 B1 AMS 7̶1̶3̶3̶ B1 AC. 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.
