Vinyl pressings
by Three Dog Night · 1974
Play Something Sweet 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.
14 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
01741-S-2 MCR T1Runout, Side A
01742-S-2 MCR T111111Runout, Side A
45-01741-SLabel, Side A
45-01742-SLabel, Side B
45-01741-SLabel, Side A
45-01742-SLabel, Side B
01741-M 1B MCR sA-Side Runout Etching
01741-S 1B MCR sB-Side Runout Etching
45-01741-MSide A Label
45-01741-SSide B Label
D-15013-ASide A label
D-15013-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Argentina | Probe 1041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Probe S7PO-13090First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records D-15013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | France | ABC Records 2C004-95944First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | ABC Records 1C 006-95 944 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-95 944First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPR-10635First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPR-10635First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Probe PROBE 95First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | South Africa | Probe PROJ 3019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-15013 / ABC Records D-15013First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Dunhill D-15013First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | ABC Dunhill D-15013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-15013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Australia | Probe PRO-10614First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Play Something Sweet are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Brazil, Canada, France and more. One of them is Dunhill D-15013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-15013, S7PO-13090, 2C004-95944, 1C 006-95 944) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01741-S-2 MCR T1 and 01742-S-2 MCR T111111. 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.
