Vinyl pressings
by Steely Dan · 1972
Can't Buy A Thrill was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 10 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.
T1 ABCX 758-A-1 CSide A runout, variant 1
T1 ABCX 758-B-1 ASide B runout, variant 1
T1 ABCX 758-A-1 C2Side A runout, variant 2
T1 ABCX 758-B-1 o A6Side B runout, variant 2
ABCX 758 A TSMRunout etching side A, variant 1
ABCX 758 B TSMRunout etching side B, variant 1
ABCX 758 A X TƧMRunout etching side A, variant 2
ABCX 758 B #1 X TƧMRunout etching side B, variant 2
ABCX-758-A 1BA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
ABCX-758-B 1AB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
p ABCX-758-A 1A SxA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ABCX-758-B 1A SxB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ABCX 758 A-RE-1 HRunout etching side A
ABCX 758 B-RE-1 HRunout etching side B
ABCX-758-ALabel side A
ABCX-758-BLabel side B
T1 o ABCX-758-A 1A SXSide A runout
T1 ABCX 758-B-1Side B runout
ABCX-758-ASide A label
ABCX-758-BSide B label
ABCX 758 A 1 T.S. A1Side A Runout
ABCX 758 D 1 T.S. A1Side B Runout
ABCX-758-ASide A Label
ABCX-758-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Unknown | ABC Records ABCX-758First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Probe SPBA 3057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records ABCX-758 / ABC Records ABCX-758First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records ABCX-758 / ABC Records ABCX-758First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Ecuador | Probe LP 7110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Probe 1C 062-93 881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | ProbeLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Italy | Probe 3C 062-93881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 062-93881 / Probe 1C 062-93 881First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Probe B-PROLP 8030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Probe PROLP.8030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Probe B-PROLP 8030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Probe SPB-3014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | ABC Records ABC 177First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | ABC Records ABCL0202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37040LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37040 / MCA Records MCA - 37040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MAB-758 / MCA Records MCA-37040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 201 345 / MCA Records 201 345-270LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 201 345 / MCA Records 201 345-270LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1980 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-4044LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-1591LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records ABCX 758 / MCA Records AB-758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | ABC Records ABCX 758 / MCA Records ABCX-758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 37040 / MCA Records MCA-1591LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 37040 / MCA Records MCA-37040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records ABCX 758 / MCA Records MCA-37040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Germany | ABC Records 111 886-1 / ABC Records ABCX 758LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2000 | Germany | ABC Records ABCX 758LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Promo, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Promo, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Analogue Productions AAPP 134-45 / ABC Records ABCX-75812", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2022 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602445406524 / UMe 00602445406524LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | US | Geffen Records UHQR 0009-45 / Universal Music Special Markets UHQR 0009-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Geffen Records B0035111-01 / UMe B0035111-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records ABCX 758LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records ABCX 758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records ABCX 758LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Australia | ABC Records ABCX 758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ABC Records 9022-758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MAB 758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records ABCX-758 / ABC Records ABCX-758LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | ABC Records 9022-758LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ABC Records 9022-758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MAB 758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Colombia | Probe LP-7110LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | ABC Records ABCL 5024 / ABC Records 89 603 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 201 345 / MCA Records 201 345-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 201 345 / MCA Records 201 345-270LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
216 vinyl pressings of Can't Buy A Thrill are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1972 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada, Ecuador and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCX 758, released September 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCX 758, ABCX-758, SPBA 3057, LP 7110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 ABCX 758-A-1 C and T1 ABCX 758-B-1 A. 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.
