Vinyl pressings
by The Rascals · 1969
Carry Me Back / Real Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 15 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 - A - 17065- 11 ATSide A run-out, etched
ST - A - 16764- 11 X ATSide B run-out, etched
ST-A-17065-PLSide A Label
ST-A-16764-PLSide B Label
ST-A-17065 SPSide A Label
ST-A-16764 SPSide B Label
ST-A-17065-1 LW W AT SRCSide A Runout
ST-A-16764-2 LW XI AT SRCSide B Runout
ST-A-17065 SPSide A Label
ST-A-16764 SPSide B Label
ST-A-17065-22MO LW MR X △77607 ATRunout side A
ST-A-16764-MO21 LW MR X △77606 ATRunout side B
ST-A-17065 MOLabel side A
ST-A-16764 MOLabel side B
ST - A - 17065 -MO22 (MR) LW X △77605 ATRunout side A
ST - A - 16764 -MO21 LW (MR) X △77606 ATRunout side B
ST-A-17065-MOLabel side A
ST-A-16764-MOLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2664XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 650176 / Atlantic 650 176First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.397First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Atlantic atl np 03135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Mexico | Atlantic AT 45 40First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Mexico | Atlantic AT-45-40First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Atlantic 2664First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-3251First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | Portugal | Atlantic N-28-74 / Alvorada N-28-74First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 475First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Atlantic H 511 / Hispavox H 511First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Atlantic Atl 70.397First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Turkey | Atlantic 69511First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 45-2664First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 45-2664First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Venezuela | Atlantic 7047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Atlantic AK-32517", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Peru | Atlantic AT 7030 F7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Carry Me Back / Real Thing are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2664, released August 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2664, 584292, DT-1132, AT 2664X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST - A - 17065- 11 AT and ST - A - 16764- 11 X 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.
