Vinyl pressings
by The Grass Roots · 1971
Sooner Or Later was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 13 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.
01503 (1) (MR) ∆84841Side A Runout Etched
01504 (2) (MR) ^ ∆84841-XSide B Runout Etched
45-01503Side A Label
45-01504Side B Label
01503A-side runout
01504B-side runout
AMP 45-01503A-side label
AMP 45-01504B-side label
0153-1B TIIIVariant 1, A side runout
0154-1C TIVariant 1, B side runout
0153-1D TIVariant 2, A side runout
0154-1C TIIIVariant 2, B side runout
01503Side A runouts
01504Side B runouts
AMP 45-01503Side A label
AMP 45-01504Side B label
01503Side A Runout Etched
01504Side B Runout Etched
45-01503 SPSide A Label
45-01504 SPSide B Label
01503-1B- S11Runout A
01504-1B S1Runout B
45-01503Label A
45-01504Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | Parlophone 1414First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Australia | Probe PRO-9566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Australia | Probe PRO-9566First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Odeon 7I-13.028First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | RCA Victor D-4279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Denmark | ABC Records PRO 531First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Probe 1C 006-92 613First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Stateside HR-2831First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Japan | Stateside HR-2831First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Stateside HR-2831First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 006-92 613First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Probe PROBE 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Norway | Stateside 7E 006 92613 M / Stateside 7E 006-92613 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Sweden | Probe 4E 006-92613 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | UK | Probe PRO 531First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
27 vinyl pressings of Sooner Or Later are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Dunhill D-4279, released May 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-4279, 45-D-4279, 45-4279, PRO 531) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01503 (1) (MR) ∆84841 and 01504 (2) (MR) ^ ∆84841-X. 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.
