Vinyl pressings
by The Sweet · 1974
Sweet Fanny Adams was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 19 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.
LPL1 5038 A-1 A4BSide A Runout, Variant 1
LPL1 5038 B-1 A1YSide B Runout, Variant 1
LPL1 5038 A-1 A1XSide A Runout, Variant 2
LPL1 5038 B-1 A2XSide B Runout, Variant 2
LPL1 5038 A-1(crossed out y) A41TSide A Runout, Variant 1
LPL1 5038 B-1 A2AFSide B Runout, Variant 1
LPL1 5038 ASide A Label
LPL1 5038 BSide B Label
LPL1 5038A A 1Runout side A
LPL1 5038B A1Runout side B
LPL1-5038ASide A Label
LPL1-5038BSide B Label
LPLI 5038A A1 A 28Side A Runout, stamped
LPL1 5038B A1 A 25Side B Runout, stamped
LPL1-5038ASide A Label
LPL1-5038BSide B Label
LPL1 5038 A A1D
LPL1 5038 B A1D
DKAY 30046 1S - 1A △ PRunout side A variant 1
DKAY 30047 1S - 1BRunout side B variant 1
DKAY 30046 1S - 1A 2 △ PRunout side A variant 2
DKAY 30047 1S - 1A 3 △ PRunout side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor LPL1 5038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.7029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Ecuador | RCA Victor ECS-800242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor LPL1 5038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor LPL1 5038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA LPLI 5038 / RCA LPL 1-5038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor 28 337-4 / Deutscher Schallplattenclub 28 337-4LP, Album, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor LPL1 5038 (LSP)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor LPL1 5038 (LSP)First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Greece | RCA Victor YELP1-270 / RCA Victor YELP1 270First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Israel | RCA Victor LPL1 5038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | RCA Victor LPL1 5038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6231First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Mozambique | RCA Victor FPLI 5038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | RCA Victor LPL 1-5038 / RCA Victor 26.21 325LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | France | Klimt Records MJJ377LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2017 | Europe | RCA 88985357611 / Sony Music 88985357611LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | RCA LPL1 5038LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | RCA LPL1 5038LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LPL1 5038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.7029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPL 1-5038 / RCA Victor 26.21 325LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPL 1-5038 / RCA Victor 26.21 325 ASLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPL1 5038 (LSP) / RCA Victor (26.21325)LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPL 1-5038 / RCA Victor 26.21 325 ASLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA 28 337-4 / RCA Victor 28 337-4LP, Album, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor YELP1-270LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA 6231-PLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor LPL1-5038 / RCA Victor LPLI 5038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Russia | Not On Label (The Sweet) ФАН 109LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
61 vinyl pressings of Sweet Fanny Adams are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1974 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Australia, New Zealand, Italy and more. One of them is RCA LPL1 5038, released April 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPL1 5038, LPL1-5038, LSRCA-70628, LSRCA 70628) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPL1 5038 A-1 A4B and LPL1 5038 B-1 A1Y. 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.
