Vinyl pressings
by The Rascals · 1968
A Beautiful Morning / Rainy Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 14 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.
CSG-A-14022-11 ATRunout side A, variant 1
CSG-A-13925-12 LW ATRunout side B, variant 1
CSG-A-14022-11 LW AT WRunout side A, variant 2
CSG-A-13925-11 LW LW AT WRunout side B, variant 2
CGS-A-14022-1 [SRC logo]A Side Etched, Variant 1
CGS-A-13925-1 [SRC logo]B Side Etched, Variant 1
CGS-A-14022-3 AT W1 [SRC logo]A Side Etched, Variant 2
CGS-13925-3 LW AT W1 [SRC logo]B Side Etched, Variant 2
CSG-A-14022-23 Δ70778A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
CSG-13925-23 Δ70777B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
CSG-A-14022-23 LW AT Δ70778 3-A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
CSG-A-13925-23 LW AT Δ70777 3-B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
CP CSG A-14022-2A pA side deadwax - stamped
CP CSG A-13925-3A pB side deadwax - stamped
CSG-A-14022CPA side label
CSG-A-13925CPB side label
CSG-A-14022CPLabel, side A
CSG-A-12925CPLabel, side B
CP CSG A-14022-2A PA side deadwax - stamped
CP CSG A-13925-3AB side deadwax - stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AX-11,503 / Atlantic AX-11503First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2316First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2493XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70275 / Atlantic Atl. 70.275First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Atlantic 2493First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-2316First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Peru | Atlantic AT 7009 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Atlantic N-28-29 / Alvorada N-28-29First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Rhodesia | Atlantic ATT 410First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Atlantic ATT 410First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic Atl. 70.275First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.275First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Turkey | Atlantic 68.534First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Turkey | Atlantic 68.534First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584182First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Atlantic 0 6067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of A Beautiful Morning / Rainy Day are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2493, released March 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2493, A-2493, 584182, DAT-1054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CSG-A-14022-11 AT and CSG-A-13925-12 LW 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.
