Vinyl pressings
by The Persuaders · 1973
Some Guys Have All The Luck was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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-73-C 26618-3 PP ASSide A, Runout, Etched
ST-73C-26619-4 P P ATSide B, Runout, Etched
ST-73C-26618-PLSide A label
ST-73C-26619-PLSide B label
ST-73-C26618-2 AS SRC 1-1Side A Runout:
ST-73C-26619-1 SRC 1-1 ATSide B Runout:
ST-73C-26618 SPSide A Label:
ST-73C-26619 SPSide B Label:
ST-73C-26618 MOSide A Label:
ST-73C-26619 MOSide B Label:
ST-73C-26618 SPStereo Side Label
73C-26618 SPMono Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 6943First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45 6943First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45 6943First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL.139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Panama | ATCO Records 6943First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10404First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 10404First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records 45-6943First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records 45-6943First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records 45-6943First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records 45-6943First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records 45-6943First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records 45-6943First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records 45-6943First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Some Guys Have All The Luck are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, Jamaica and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6943.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6943, K 10404, ATCO 6943, 45 6943) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-73-C 26618-3 PP AS and ST-73C-26619-4 P P AT. 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.
