Vinyl pressings
by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet · 1966
Why Am I Treated So Bad! was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST1-2617-A4A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
ST2-2617-B5B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
ST1-2617-B5 IAMA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ST2-2617-B5 IAMB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
T-1-2617-H-6 | ✳Side A runout
T-2-2617-H-6 | ✳Side B runout
T1 2617 T2 0Side A stamped runout
T2 2617 T2 0Side B stamped runout
T1-2617Side A label
T2-2617Side B label
ST1 2617 x 2Side A runout, stamped
ST2 2617 x 2 OSide B runout, stamped
ST1-2617Side A label
ST2-2617Side B label
T1-2617-F4Side A stamped runout
T2-2617-F4Side B stamped runout
T1-2617-G5Runout side 1 (variant 2)
T2-2617-T4Runout side 2 (variant 2)
ST-1-2617-A-6 *Runout etching side A
ST-2-2617-A7 *Runout etching side B
ST1-2617On label side A
ST2-2617On label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T-2617First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2617First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 2617 / Capitol Records T-2617First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST-2617First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T-2617First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T-2617 / Capitol Records T 2617First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST-2617First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T-2617First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST-2617First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records ST-2617 / EMI ST-2617LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records T-2617 / EMI T2617LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8217LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8217LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Why Am I Treated So Bad! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Capitol Records ST-2617.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-2617, T-2617, T 2617) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-2617-A4 and ST2-2617-B5. 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.
