Vinyl pressings
by The Rainy Daze · 1967
That Acapulco Gold 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.
US-1002-T2 2A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
US-1003-T2 2B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
US-1002-T2 IIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
US-1003-T1 IIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
UM 1002 T3Etched runout A side [variant 1]
UM 1003 T4Etched runout B side [variant 1]
UM-1002-T2Etched runout A side [variant 2]
UM-1003-T2Etched runout B side [variant 2]
US 1002 T4 IA runout
US 1003 T4 IB runout
UM 1002 T2 1A-side runout
UM 1003 T2 1B-side runout
UM 1002Side A label
UM 1003Side B label
US-1002-T2Etched A Side
US-1003-T1Etched B Side
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 | UNI Records 3002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | UNI Records 73002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Quality V-1802First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Quality SV 1802(D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | UNI Records 73002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | UNI Records 3002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | UNI Records 73002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | UNI Records 3002First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | UNI Records 73002First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | UNI Records 3002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | STR STR001LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of That Acapulco Gold are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is UNI Records 73002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73002, 3002, V-1802, SV 1802(D)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, US-1002-T2 2 and US-1003-T2 2. 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.
