Vinyl pressings
by Tower Of Power · 1970
Back On The Streets Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SF-20889-2 (MR) AT △92168Runout etching, A-side, (Variant 1)
SF-20890-2 (MR) AT △92168-XRunout etching, B-side, (Variant 1)
SF-20889-2 (MR) △83667 AT X DKRunout etching, A-side, (Variant 2)
SF-20890-2 (MR) △83667-X AT X DKRunout etching, B-side, (Variant 2)
SF-20889-PLSide A Label
SF-20890-PLSide B Label
SF-20889-SPSide A Label
SF-20890-SPSide B Label
SF-20889-1 AT X DKSide A, etched
SF-20890-1 AT X DKSide B,
ST-SF-20889 SPSide A Label
ST-SF-20890 SPSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SF 64First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Philippines | Atlantic 45-3746First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records 45-64First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SF-64First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SF-64First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SF-64First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SF-64First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SF-64First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SF-64First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SF-64First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SF-64First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Back On The Streets Again are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Philippines. One of them is San Francisco Records 45-64.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-64, SF-64, SF 64, 45-3746) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SF-20889-2 (MR) AT △92168 and SF-20890-2 (MR) AT △92168-X. 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.
