Vinyl pressings
by The Equals · 1968
The Best Of The Equals 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.
6 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.
AA 1050 1Y M1△Side A runout, stamped
AA 1050 2Y M1△Side B runout, stamped
AA 1050.1YSide A label
AA 1050.2YSide B label
AA 1050 1Y M1△ ^Side A runout, stamped
AA 1050 2Y M1△ ^Side B runout, stamped
AA 1050.1YSide A label
AA 1050.2YSide B label
JOY+S+137+ASide A
JOY+S+137+BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | President Records JOYS-9593First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Germany | Astan 20048First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Regal SREG 9502 / Joy Records JOYS. 137First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Switzerland | Astan 20048First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | President Records PTL 1050 QY / President Records SPTL 1050 QYFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | President Records PTL 1050 QY / President Records SPTL 1050 QYFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Israel | Stateside JOYS 137LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | New Zealand | President Records PTLS 137 / President Records PTLS. 137LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Joy Records JOYS 137LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Joy Records JOYS 137LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | President Records PTL 1050 QYLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
11 vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Equals are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Australia, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong and more. One of them is President Records PTL 1050 QY.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PTL 1050 QY, JOYS-9593, 20048, SREG 9502) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 1050 1Y M1△ and AA 1050 2Y M1△. 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.
