Vinyl pressings
by Stories · 1973
About Us 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.
13 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
KSBS 2068 A-2 Bell Sound SON SKA-side runout, etched except Bell logo, stamped
KSBS.2068.B-2 Bell Sound SON SK V Î λ |B-side runout, etched except Bell logo, stamped
KSBS-2068 A-4 Bell Sound MR BRE ∆17711 (1)Side A etched, Bell Sound, MR in circle stamped
KSBS-2068 B-4 Bell Sound BRE ∆17711-X (1) MRSide B etched, Bell Sound, MR in circle stamped
KSBS-2068-ASide A label
KSBS-2068-BSide B label
KSBS•2068•A-2 Bell Sound SON BreSide A runout
KSBS.2068•B-2 Bell Sound Bre SONSide B runout
KSBS-2068-A-2 Bell Sound SON BreRunout A
KSBS-2068-B-2 Bell Sound SON BreRunout B
KSBS 2068 ALabel A
KSBS 2068 BLabel B
KSBS 2068 A-7-1-1 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 BRE D P.R.Side A
KSBS·2068 BB-7-1-11 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 BRE PR DSide B
KSBS 2068 ASide A label
KSBS 2068 BBSide B label
KSBS•2068•A-2 SON BreSide A Etched
KSBS•2068•BB-2 SON BreSide B Etched
Bell SoundSide A & B Stamped
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 | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Kama Sutra 653 001 / Kama Sutra 653.001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068 / Kama Sutra 653 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Kama Sutra 23 19 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068 / Kama Sutra KSBS-2068LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2068First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light G 1008LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | Yegrin G 1008LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
29 vinyl pressings of About Us are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Japan, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Kama Sutra KSBS 2068.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KSBS 2068, YZ-39-KS, 653 001, 23 19 035) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KSBS 2068 A-2 Bell Sound SON SK and KSBS.2068.B-2 Bell Sound SON SK V Î λ |. 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.
