Vinyl pressings
by The Sweet · 1971
Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 10 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.
AGBS 0698-1E A6Runout Side A - stamped/etched - variant 1
AGBS 0699-4E A1Runout Side B - stamped/etched - variant 1
AGBS 0698-1E A1 A BRunout Side A - stamped/etched - variant 2
AGBS 0699-3E A4ARunout Side B - stamped/etched - variant 2
AGBS 0698-1E AIHRunout Side A - stamped/ (AIH) etched
AGBS 0699-1T AICRunout Side B - stamped/ (AIC) etched
AGBS 0698Label Side A
AGBS 0699Label Side B
AGBS 0698 A142Side A
AGBS 0699 A142side B
Z2CAPY-3021 1SA Side Runout
Z2CAPY-3022 1SB Side Runout
Z2CAPY-3021A Side Label
Z2CAPY-3022B Side Label
Side 1 LSP-10 354-1A
Side 2 LSP-10 354-2A
Manufactured in Germany AGBS-0698Runout side A
Manufactured in Germany AHPY-3133Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVL-4067First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | Australia | RCA Victor SL-102041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | RCA Victor BSL-208First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | RCA Victor LSP-10354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-10354 / RCA Victor LSP 10354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-10354First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Singapore | RCA Victor SF 8238First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | RCA 38-345 / RCA SG 8238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP-10455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | RCA SF 8238LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | Uruguay | RCA Victor AVL-4067First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Chile | RCA Victor SF - 8238LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Chile | RCA SF - 8238LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | RCA 88985357601 / Sony Music 88985357601LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Not On Label LSP 10 354LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo |
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | RCA Victor 10 354LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | Israel | RCA SF 8238LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF 8238LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1971 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Australia, Brazil, German Democratic Republic (GDR) and more. One of them is RCA Victor SF 8238, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SF 8238, SL-102041, BSL-208, LSP-10354) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AGBS 0698-1E A6 and AGBS 0699-4E A1. 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.
