Vinyl pressings
by Tom Paxton · 1975
Something In My Life 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.
13 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XZAL-13585.P-1W I 2BSide A runout, variant 1
XZAL-13586.P-1W U 1Side B runout, variant 1
XZAL-13585.P-1W H 2 BSide A runout, variant 2
XZAL-13586.P-1W B B 2 BSide B runout, variant 2
PVT-2002-A BEST STERLINGRunout Side A
PVT-2002-B BEST STERLINGRunout Side B
PS 2002 (PVT 2002-A BW)Label Side A
PS 2002 (PVT 2002-B BW)Label Side B
PVT-200 2 -A BESTSide A runout stamped
XZAL-13586.P-1W U 1Side B runout stamped
STERLINGSIDE A + B runout etched
PS 2002 (PVT 2002-A BW)Side A label
PS-2002-A △19824(1)A-Side Runout - Etched
PS-2002-B △19824(X)B-Side Runout - Etched
PVT 2002-ALabel A
PVT 2002-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | MAM MAM.AS. 1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Private Stock PS 2002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | MAM GP-154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | MAM GP-154First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | MAM MAMAS 1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | MAM CPS-9402First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | UK | MAM MAM AS-R 1012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PS 2002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PS 2002First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PS 2002First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PS 2002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PS 2002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PS 2002First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Something In My Life are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MAM MAM AS-R 1012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAM AS-R 1012, PS 2002, MAM.AS. 1012, GP-154) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-13585.P-1W I 2B and XZAL-13586.P-1W U 1. 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.
