Vinyl pressings
by The Lettermen · 1967
Spring! was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ST1-2711-B2Side 1 Etched
IAM [Triangled]Side 1 Stamped
ST2-2711-B2 #Side 2 Etched
2 IAM [Triangled]Side 2 Stamped
T1-2711 T2 O
T2-2711 T2 #2 O
ST1-2711Side 1 Label
ST2-2711Side 2 Label
ST1-2711-W4Side 1
ST2 2711 W1Side 2
T1-2711-F1 #2 IAMSide A Runout
T2-2711 G2 IAMSide B Runout
T1-2711 G2 IAMVariant 2, Side A Runout
T2-2711-F1 IAMVariant 2, Side B Runout
ST1-2711Side 1 Label
ST2-2711Side 2 Label
ST1-2711-W1 OSide 1
ST2 2711 W1 OSide 2
2 ST-1-2711-A-5 2 *Side A runout
ST-2-2711-A3 1 *Side B runout
ST1-2711Side A Label
ST2-2711Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2711First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records SM 2711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2711 / Capitol Records ST 2711First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST-2711 / Capitol Records ST 2711First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T 2711First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST-2711 / Capitol Records ST 2711First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 8-2711 / Capitol Records ST-8-2711LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T 2711First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST-2711 / Capitol Records ST 2711First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST-2711 / Capitol Records ST 2711First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T 2711 / Capitol Records T-2711First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Large World LW-313LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-8-2711LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-2711 / Capitol Records ST 2711LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-2711LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Spring! are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records ST-2711.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-2711, T 2711, SM 2711) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-2711-B2 and IAM [Triangled]. 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.
