US
March 1970- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 74-0325
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Rockaway Pressing
- Runout / matrix
XPKS-6633-3-S [Scribed: -A1F]Stamped, runout A
XPKS-6637-3 S [Scribed: -B1B]Stamped, runout B
XPKS-6633Label A
XPKS-6637Label B

Vinyl pressings
by The Guess Who · 1970
American Woman / No Sugar Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 19 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.
XPKS-6633-3-S [Scribed: -A1F]Stamped, runout A
XPKS-6637-3 S [Scribed: -B1B]Stamped, runout B
XPKS-6633Label A
XPKS-6637Label B
XPKS-6633A
XPKS-6637B
XPKS-6633-1 S (stamped)A side deadwax
XPKS-6637-1 S (stamped)B side deadwax
XPKS-6633-4-S HA side runout, variant 1
XPKS-6637-4 S HB side runout, variant 1
XPKS-6633-4-S |⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HA side runout, variant 2
XPKS-6637-4 S |⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HB side runout, variant 2
XPKS-6633-1 S ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K I A2Run-out Side A, stamped ( ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K etched)
XPKS-6637-1 S I A3 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRun-out Side B, stamped ( ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K etched)
XPKS-6633Label Side A
XPKS-6637Label Side B
XPKS-6633-1 S - ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K IRunout side A
XPKS-6637-1 S - I ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRunout side B
XPKS-6633Label side A
XPKS-6637Label side B
XPKM-6633-ICRunout side A
XPKM-6637-ICRunout side B
XPKM 6633Label side A
XPKM 6637Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-1686First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor 74-0325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor 74-0325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor 74-0325First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Canada | Nimbus 74-0325First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-0325 / RCA 74-0325First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-0325First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 1390First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | India | RCA Victor 47-0325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | India | RCA Victor 47-0325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | RCA Victor XPKS-6633First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | RCA SS-1946First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | RCA SS-1946First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Mexico | RCA Victor 76-3083First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | RCA Victor 74-0325First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-105297", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 74-03257", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Nimbus 9 74-03257", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA 447-08357", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Reissue |
| ? | El Salvador | RCA Victor 74-03257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Israel | RCA Victor 74-03257", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Kenya | RCA Victor RKA 405187" | 7" |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 447-08357", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 74-03257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor 45-997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
51 vinyl pressings of American Woman / No Sugar Tonight are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1970 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, France, Italy and more. One of them is RCA Victor 74-0325, released March 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 74-0325, RCA 1943, 49.651, N 1605) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XPKS-6633-3-S [Scribed: -A1F] and XPKS-6637-3 S [Scribed: -B1B]. 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.