Vinyl pressings
by The Guess Who · 1975
Power In The Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
APL 1-0995 A 2S TML-MRunout side A, variant 1
APL 1-0995 B 2S TML-MRunout side B, variant 1
APL 1 0995 A 3S TML-S A4Runout side A, variant 2
APL 1-0995 B 4S TML-M A4Runout side B, variant 2
TML-M APL 1-0995 A 2S [etched]Side A
TML-S APL 1-0995 B 1S [etched]Side B
TML-MSide A, Stamped. Version 2
APL 1-0995 A 2SSide A, etched. Version 2
APD1-0995A-1 1 A1Side A runout
APD1-0995B-1 1 A1Side B runout
APD1-0995-ASide A label
APD1-0995-BSide B label
APD1-0995-AA-side label
APD1-0995-BB-side label
RS.1017-A .1E AICSide A Runout
RS.1017-B .1E AIASide B Runout
RS.1017-A .1E AICSide A Runout
RS.1017-B .1E AIASide B Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | RCA AVS-4315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0995 / Nimbus 9 APL1-0995First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA RCA-6316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | RCA Victor APL1-0995First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | RCA Victor APL1-0995First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | RCA Victor RS 1017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | RCA Victor RS 1017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RCA APD1-0995First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0995First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | RCA APD1-0995First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | RCA APL1-0995 / RCA Victor APL1-0995First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | RCA Victor APL1-0995 / RCA Victor APL1/APD1-0995LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Power In The Music are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is RCA APL1-0995, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-0995, APD1-0995, RS 1017, AVS-4315) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL 1-0995 A 2S TML-M and APL 1-0995 B 2S TML-M. 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.
