Vinyl pressings
by Tyrone Davis · 1969
Is It Something You've Got was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
SRC AT DAK-16174-1 LW wA-Side Runout Etching
AT SRC DAK-16175-1 LW wB-Side Runout Etching
DAK-16174 SPA-Side Label
DAK-16175 SPB-Side Label
DAK-16174-PLA-Side Label
DAK-16175-PLB-Side Label
DAK-16174-1 MR LW Δ74921 W ATA-Side Runout Etching
DAK-16175-1 MR LW W Δ74921-X ATB-Side Runout Etching
DAK-16174-MOA-Side Label
DAK-16175-MOB-Side Label
DAK - 16174 - 1 LW W SRC(logo) ATA Side Runout
DAK - 16174 1 1 LW W AT SRC(logo)B Side Runout
DAK-16174 SPA-Side Label
DAK-16175 SPB-Side Label
DAK-16174 -21 MR LW Δ74921 W ATRunout A
DAK-16175- 21 MR LW Δ74921 W ATRunout B
DAK-16174-MOLabel A
DAK-16175-MOLabel B
DAK-16174-PLA-Side Label
DAK-16175-PLB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2944First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Atlantic DAKAR 605XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.367 / Atlantic ATL 70 367First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-2944First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.367First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.367First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Dakar Records 45-605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Dakar Records 45-605First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Dakar Records 45-605First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Dakar Records 45-605First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Dakar Records 45-605First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Dakar Records 45-605First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | Atlantic 584265First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Is It Something You've Got are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dakar Records 45-605.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-605, 584265, AK-2944, DAKAR 605X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC AT DAK-16174-1 LW w and AT SRC DAK-16175-1 LW w. 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.
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