Vinyl pressings
by The Impressions · 1969
The Young Mods' Forgotten Story was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 4 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.
CR-8003-A ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ARC 3-72-9Variant 1, Runout side A, hand-etched; "ARC 3-72-9" upside-down
CR-8003-B ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ARC 3-72-9Variant 1, Runout side B, hand-etched; "ARC 3-72-9" upside-down
CR-8003-A ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ARC 3-62-9Variant 2, Runout side A, hand-etched; "ARC 3-62-9" upside-down
CR-8003-B ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KVariant 2, Runout side B, hand-etched
S o X T 2 CRS 8003 A 1 ... Bell Sound sf B1Runout side A
S o X T 1 CRS 8003-B 1 ... Bell Sound sf B3Runout side B
CRS 8003 ASide A label
CRS 8003 BSide B label
CR-8003-A ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide A etched runout
CR-8003-B ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide B etched runout
CR-8003-A ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ARPSide A Etched (ARP Stamped)
CR-8003-B ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ARPSide B Etched (ARP Stamped)
DA-358-41 1-A-1runout groove side A
DA-358-42 1-A-2runout groove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Curtom CRS 8003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Buddah Records 203 031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CRS 8003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CRS 8003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CRS 8003First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CRS 8003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CRS 8003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Buddah Records YS-2218-DAFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Japan | Buddah Records YS-2218-DAFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Buddah Records 2359 003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Curtom Records NEM LP 506 / Sequel Records NEM LP 506LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2001 | Italy | Get Back GET 8002 / Get Back get 8002LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2001 | Italy | Get Back GET 98002LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Curtom CRS 8003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of The Young Mods' Forgotten Story are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Japan, Canada, Germany. One of them is Curtom CRS 8003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRS 8003, YS-2218-DA, 203 031) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CR-8003-A ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ARC 3-72-9 and CR-8003-B ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ARC 3-72-9. 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.
