US
March 1970- Label and catalog number
- A&M Records SP 4238
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
T 2 A&M SP 4375-7Side A runout
T 1 A&M SP 4376-7Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Waylon Jennings · 1970
Don't Think Twice 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.
10 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
T 2 A&M SP 4375-7Side A runout
T 1 A&M SP 4376-7Side B runout
P A&M SP4375-1 A 3Side A runout
P A&M SP4376-1 B 3Side B runout
T | A&M SP 4375-7Side 1 runout
T | A&M SP 4376-7Side 2 runout
(SP 4375)Side 1 label
(SP 4376)Side 2 label
A+M CSG-SP4375-15 (MR) (triangle)14326 (2)Runout Side 1
A+M SP 4376-15 (MR) (triangle)14263-X (1)Runout Side 2
SP-4375Label Side 1
SP-4376Label Side 2
A+M CSG-SP 4375-15 MR[circled] △[scratched]14326 ②Runout, Side A
A+M CSG-SP 4376-15 MR[circled] △[scratched]14326-X ②Runout, Side B
SP-4375
SP4376
H AMLB 1006A1-◇ H IRunout, Side A
G AMLB 1006B1-◇ H IRunout, Side B
AMLB 1006-ALabel, Side A
AMLB 1006-BLabel, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933938 / A&M Records SAML-933,938First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4238 / A&M Records SP-4238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4238First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Norway | A&M Records AMLB 1006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | A&M Records AMLB 1006First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4238First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4238LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Bear Family Records BFX 15029LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | Bear Family Productions Ltd. BAF 18022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4238 / A&M Records SP-4238LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Don't Think Twice are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 4238, released March 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4238, AMLB 1006, SAML-933938) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T 2 A&M SP 4375-7 and T 1 A&M SP 4376-7. 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.