UK
1968- Label and catalog number
- President Records PTL 1025Stateside PTLS 1025
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
SPTL+1025+ARunout A-side, stamped
SPTL+1025+BRunout B-side, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by The Equals · 1968
Equals Supreme 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.
13 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
SPTL+1025+ARunout A-side, stamped
SPTL+1025+BRunout B-side, stamped
AA 1025 1L M2△Runout stamped A side
AA 1025 2L M2△Runout stamped B side
SPTL+1025+ASide A runout stamped
SPTL+1025+BSide B runout stamped
PTLS 1025-ASide A label
PTLS 1025-BSide B label
PTL+1025+ARunout A-side, stamped
PTL+1025+BRunout B-side, stamped
PTL 1025-ASide A label
PTL 1025-BSide B label
AA 1025 1L M2△Side A - Stamped
AA 1025 2L M2△Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | President Records PTLS-1025First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | President Records 78603 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Zodiac 44111 / Zodiac ST 44111First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Malaysia | Stateside SCSL 3011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | President Records PTL 1025 / President Records 1025 PTLSFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | President Records PTLS 1025 / President Records PTLS.1025First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | President Records PTL 1025 / Stateside PTLS 1025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | President Records PTL 1025 / President Records SPTL 1025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | President Records PTL 1025 / President Records PTLS 1025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | President Records PTL 1025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | President Records PTL 1025 / President Records SPTL 1025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | President Records PTL 1025First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | US | President Records PTL 1025First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | South Africa | Continental Records SZB 8220LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Israel | President Records BAN 16085LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Equals Supreme are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is President Records PTL 1025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PTL 1025, PTLS-1025, 78603 IT, 44111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPTL+1025+A and SPTL+1025+B. 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.