Vinyl pressings
by The Tubes · 1976
Young And Rich was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
T1 AM SP 4895 T1Side A runout, variant 1
T1 AM SP 4896 RE-1 T3Side B runout, variant 1
T1 AM SP 4895 T2 ASide A runout, variant 2
T1 AM SP 4896 RE-1 T3 ASide B runout, variant 2
AMSP 4895 M2-RE-1 (MR) △20578 CRP-PittmanRunout side A
AMSP 4896 M2-RE-1 P1Runout side B
SP-4895Label side A
SP-4896Label side B
AM SP4895 M3-RE-1 [MR logo] △20578 (3)Runout side A, variant 1
AM SP4896 RE-1-M1 [MR logo] △20578-X (1)Runout side B, variant 1
AM SP4895 M3-RE-1 [MR logo] △20578 (6)Runout side A, variant 2
AM SP4896 RE-1 M1 [MR logo] △20578-X (1)Runout side B, variant 2
P A&M SP-4895-P3Side A etched, except P stamped
CRP-PITTMAN AM SP 4896 RE-1 M3-EX (MR) △20578-XSide B etched, except (MR) circled stamp
SP-4895Label side A
SP-4896Label side B
T \ AM SP 4895 T1Side A etched
T1 AM SP 4896 RE-1 T3Side B etched
SP-4580/Stereo (SP-4895)Label side A
SP-4580/Stereo (SP-4896)Label side B
P A&M SP-4895-P3Side A etched, except P stamped
P AMSP 4896 RE-1 P2Side B etched, except P stamped
SP-4895Label side A
SP-4896Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Unknown | A&M Records SP-4580First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Argentina | A&M Records 8287First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | A&M Records L 35892First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M-2181 / A&M Records SA&M 2181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP 69888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4580 / A&M Records SP-4580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64580 / A&M Records SP 4580First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64580 / A&M Records AMLH64580First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 64580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | A&M Records GP-296First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | A&M Records GP-296First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | A&M Records 27 439 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | A&M Records SP-3222LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4580LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4580LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4580LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
40 vinyl pressings of Young And Rich are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4580.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4580, AMLH 64580, 8287, L 35892) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 AM SP 4895 T1 and T1 AM SP 4896 RE-1 T3. 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.
