Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Roe · 1966
Sweet Pea was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ABC 575-A #1 -1A K LWEtched, Side A Runout
ABC-575-B #2 -1A K LWEtched, Side B Runout
ABC 575-A #1 -1A LWside A variant 2
ABC-575-B #1-1A 9-66 LWside B variant 2
ABCS -575A - 1A LW RSide A Runout
ABCS - 575B - 1A 3 LWSide B Runout
ABC 575-A #1 -1A K LWSide A etched
K ABC-575-B #2 -1A LWSide B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Ampar ML-32,075First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | ABC-Paramount ABC 575 / Sparton ABC 575First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | ABC Records ABC 575 / Sparton ABC 575First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | ABC-Paramount ABCS 575 / Sparton ABCS 575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Ampar ML-32075First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | ABC-Paramount ABL 63First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | ABC Records ABCS 575 / ABC Records ST-90883LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | US | ABC-Paramount ABC-575First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | ABC-Paramount ABCS-575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | ABC-Paramount ABC-575 / ABC Records T-90883LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1966 | US | ABC-Paramount ABC-575First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | ABC-Paramount ABC-575First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | ABC Records ABCS-575LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Large World LW-300LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Large World LW-300LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Sweet Pea are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is ABC-Paramount ABC-575.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABC-575, ABCS-575, ML-32,075, ABC 575) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABC 575-A #1 -1A K LW and ABC-575-B #2 -1A K LW. 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.
