Vinyl pressings
by The Stylistics · 1975
You Are Beautiful was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 16 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 69-10 AR-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG ƧVariation 1, Side A, Runout
AV 69-10 B-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG ƧVariation 1, Side B, Runout
AV 69-10 AR-2 MASTERDISK G. KONG ƧVariation 2, Side B, runout
AV 69-10 B-2 MASTERDISK G. KONG ƧVariation 2, Side B, runout
AV 69-10 AR-4 MASTERDISK G. KONG PRCA-side runout, variant 1
AV 69-10 B-4 1-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG PRCB-side runout, variant 1
AV 69-10 AR-3 - 1-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG PRCA-side runout, variant 2
AV 69-10 B-3 - 11-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG PRCB-side runout, variant 2
AV 69-10 A Re-5 MR Δ20096 Masterdisk G. KONGA-Side Runout, variant 1
AV 69-10 A B-7 MR Δ20096-X Masterdisk G. KONGB-Side Runout, variant 1
AV 69-10 A RE·6 MR Δ20096 (3) G. KONG MASTERDISKA-Side Runout, variant 2
AV 69-10 B-6 MR Δ20096-X (1) G. KONG MASTERDISKB-Side Runout, variant 2
919 006 1Y// 1▽420 0 12 29 RalfoRunout side A, variant 1
919 006 2Y //3▽420 05 11 1 RalfoRunout side B, variant 1
9109006 1Y// 1▽420 03 13 1 RalfoRunout side A, variant 2
9109006 2Y// 2▽420 03 12 15 RalfoRunout side B, variant 2
SMX-48273Side 1 matrix
SMX-48274Side 2 matrix
AV69-10-ASide A Label
AV69-10-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Avco L 35733First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Avco AV-69010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Avco AV-69010-VFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Philips 6310 852First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Avco 89 694 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | Avco AV-69010-698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Greece | Avco DVLA 5034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Ireland | Philips 9109 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Avco AV-69010-698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Avco CD4W-7116First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Japan | Avco SWX-6238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Avco SWX-6238First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Avco IAV-30035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Avco L 35733First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Singapore | Avco AV-69010-698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Avco AV-69010-698LP, Album | LP, Album |
35 vinyl pressings of You Are Beautiful are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Avco AV-69010-698, released October 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AV-69010-698, 9109 006, L 35733, AV-69010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AV 69-10 AR-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG Ƨ and AV 69-10 B-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG Ƨ. 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.
