Vinyl pressings
by The Outsiders · 1966
Album #2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
ST-1-2568-A-3• 1 ✲Etched, side A exc 1 ✲ stamped
ST-2-2568-A-3• 1 ✲Etched, side B exc 1 ✲ stamped
ST1-2568Side A label inside parenthesis
ST2-2568Side B label inside parenthesis
T1-2568-F1#2 IAM[In Triangle]Side A Runout Stamped
T2-2568-F1#2 IAM[In Triangle]Side B Runout Stamped
T1-2568Side A Label
T2-2568Side B Label;
T-1-2568-F-3• 2 ✲A-side runout etched
T-2-2568-H-3• 1 ✲B-side runout etched
(T1-2568)Label side A
(T2-2568)Label side B
ST-1-2568-W1Side A runout
ST-2-2568-W1Side B runout
ST1-2568Side A label
ST2-2568Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T-2568First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2568First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 2568 / Capitol Records T.2568First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T-2568First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Uruguay | Capitol Records T 2568First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST 2568 / Capitol Records ST-2568First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2568 / Capitol Records T-2568First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST-2568First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Black Cat Record BC-4109LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Jolly Hi-Fi Records S-LPJ 5074LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Album #2 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, New Zealand, Uruguay. One of them is Capitol Records ST 2568, released August 8, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 2568, T 2568, ST-2568, T-2568) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-2568-A-3• 1 ✲ and ST-2-2568-A-3• 1 ✲. 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.
