Vinyl pressings
by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet · 1968
Accent On Africa 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.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST1-2987-A1 IAMRunout A
ST2-2987-A1 IAMRunout B
ST1-2987-B2 IAMSide A Runout Variant 2
ST2-2987-B2 IAMSide B Runout Variant 2
ST-1-2987-H-3· 1SIDE A runout - etched
ST-2-2987-H-3· 1SIDE B runout - etched
(ST1-2987)SIDE A label
(ST2-2987)SIDE B label
ST1 2987 W1 #2 OSide A runout, variant 1
ST1 2987 W1 #3 OSide B runout, variant 1
ST1 2987 W1 #2 OSide A runout, variant 2
ST1 2987 W1 #3 OSide B runout, variant 2
T1 2987-1 Vstamped, side 1
T2 2987-1 Gstamped, side 2
ST1 2987 A4 GA side runout, stamped
ST2 2987 A4 GB side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2987 / Capitol Records ST 2987First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2987 / Capitol Records ST 2987First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-2987First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST 2987First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Capitol Records T 2987First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2987First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2987First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-2987 / Capitol Records ST 2987First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST8-2987 / Capitol Records ST-8-2987LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2987 / Capitol Records ST-2987First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-2987 / Capitol Records ST 2987First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Capitol Records 2 C 062-80003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8555LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8555LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Affinity AFF 148LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | The CCP Record Company TOL(M) 729871LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2987LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-8-2987 / Capitol Records ST8-2987LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition |
18 vinyl pressings of Accent On Africa are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-2987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-2987, ST 2987, T 2987) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-2987-A1 IAM and ST2-2987-A1 IAM. 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.
