US
1967- Label and catalog number
- ATCO GROUP 850
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
CG-12525-1A CTRunout A
CG-12526-1A CTRunout B
CG-12525CTLabel A
CG-12526CTLabel B
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1967
Smash Sounds was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
CG-12525-1A CTRunout A
CG-12526-1A CTRunout B
CG-12525CTLabel A
CG-12526CTLabel B
ST-CG-67991Label A
ST-CG-67992Label B
STCG 67991 /SSide A runout, var. 1
STCG 67992 /SSide B runout, var. 1
STCG 67991 /S I A2Side A runout, var. 2
STCG 67992 /S I A3Side B runout, var. 2
ST-CG-67991CTLabel A
ST-CG-67992CTLabel B
CG-12525Label A
CG-12526Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-932,484First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | ATCO GROUP SD 850First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | ATCO GROUP SD 850 / ATCO Records ATCO-GROUP-SD 850First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Atlantic AL 32,484First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | South Africa | Atlantic ALA 9057First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Turkey | Atlantic 850 / Melodi Plak Ve Ses Endüstrisi 850First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | US | ATCO GROUP 850First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | ATCO GROUP SD 850First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | ATCO GROUP 850First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atco Group SD 850 / Atco Group 850First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Ambisonic | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Ambisonic |
| 1967 | US | ATCO GROUP SD 850First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Taiwan | Bell Song Record SWL-1125LP, Compilation, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO GROUP AT 850 / ATCO Records ATCO 850LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Smash Sounds are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is ATCO GROUP 850.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 850, SD 850, SAL-932,484, AL 32,484) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CG-12525-1A CT and CG-12526-1A CT. 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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