Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1968
Impact was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
1 YAX 3698-1-3Side A, variant 1
2 3 YAX 3699-1Side B, variant 1
YAX 3698 F 2Side A, variant 2
YAX 3699 1Side B, variant 2
2 9 YAX 3698-1Stamped, Side A
2 0 YAX 3699-1Stamped, Side B
YAX.3698Label, Side A
YAX.3699Label, Side B
YAX3698A-side label
YAX3699B-side label
YAX 3698-2Runout Side A
YAX 3699-1Runout Side B
YAX.3698Label, Side A
YAX.3699Label, Side B
1 YAX 3698-1-3Stamped, Side A
2 3 YAX 3699-1Stamped, Side B
YAX.3698Label, Side A
YAX.3699Label, Side B
YAX 3698-1A-side Runout Stamped
YAX 3699-1B-side Runout Stamped
YAX .3698A-side On Label
YAX.3699B-side On 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Columbia SOEX 9479First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Denmark | Columbia STWO 2First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1968 | India | Columbia STWO 2First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1968 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Columbia STWO 2First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Columbia STWO 2First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Columbia STWO 2First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | New Zealand | EMI STWO 2LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | New Zealand | Axis AXIS 27LP, Compilation, Promo, Repress · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Repress · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia SOEX 9479LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Columbia STWO 2JLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Columbia STWO 2JLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50341LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Columbia STWO 2LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50341LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Columbia STWO 2LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Columbia STWO 2LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Impact are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Australia, Denmark, India and more. One of them is Columbia STWO 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STWO 2, SOEX 9479) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 YAX 3698-1-3 and 2 3 YAX 3699-1. 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.
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