Vinyl pressings
by The Stylistics · 1973
Rockin' Roll Baby / Pieces 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 7 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.
AV-1672-M 9-26-73Side A - Etched - Variant 1
AVCO-1590-M 9-19-73 NS.Side B - Etched - Variant 1
MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. Ƨ (backwards S) in a circleSide B - Stamped - Variant 1
AV-1672-M 9-26-73 33984 [reversed]Side A - Etched - Variant 2
AVCO-1672-M 1 MR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. Δ92694A-Side Runout
AVCO-1590-M 2 MR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. Δ92693B-Side Runout
1672-MA Side label
1590-MB Side label
AVCO-1672-M MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. NS. S-4184 SONA-side runout
AVCO-1590-M MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. NS. S-4185 SONB-side runout
1672-MA-side label
1590-MB-side label
AV-1672 M-1 PR D G.K.Runout, A Side
AV-1590 M-1 PR D G.K.Runout, B Side
1672-MLabel, A Side
1590-MLabel, B Side
1672-MA Side
1590-MB Side
AVCO-1672-M 2(in circle) MR(in circle) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. NS. (triangle)92694A-side runout
AVCO-1590-M MR(in circle) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. NS. (triangle)92693B-side runout
1672-MA-side label
1590-MB-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 | Australia | AVCO Embassy K-5324First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Celebration CEL 2087XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Avco AV-4625First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Japan | Avco JET-2226First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Japan | Avco JET-2226First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | AVCO Embassy AVK 5324First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Singapore | Avco Records Corp. AV-4634 HFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Avco AV-4625First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Avco AV-4625First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Avco AV-4625First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Avco AV-4625First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Avco AV-4625First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Avco AV-4625First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Avco AV-4625First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Greece | Avco AV-5017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Rockin' Roll Baby / Pieces are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada, Jamaica and more. One of them is Avco AV-4625.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AV-4625, K-5324, CEL 2087X, JET-2226) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AV-1672-M 9-26-73 and AVCO-1590-M 9-19-73 NS.. 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.
