Pinups: UK; RCA; PK 11669; 1973.

Stereo Issue.

1. Red tab top, yellow spine and yellow back. The cover has ‘Stereo’ on the top right (no MM) and is made from thick folded and treated paper. The cassette is white or grey with RCA orange labels and hollow, white RCA logo. The rear of the cover is a blank.

Some shells have the RCA stamp on them lower centre, other have ‘Made In USA’ stamped into them top right – these tapes are sometimes mistakenly sold as USA issues. All the printing, copying and assembly was performed in the UK using a USA made RCA shell.

The track sequence is different from the original LP and the question mark from ‘Where Have All The Good Times Gone? has been moved to the end of ‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’.

Side 1: Rosalyn; I Wish You Would; See Emily Play; Everything’s Alright; I Can’t Explain.

Side 2: Friday On My Mind; Here Comes The Night; Sorrow; Don’t Bring Me Down; Shapes Of Things; Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere?; Where Have All The Good Times Gone.

 

Pinups: UK; RCA; PK 11669; 1973.

Stereo MM Issue.

Red tab top, yellow spine and yellow back. The cover has ‘Stereo MM’ on the top right and is made from thick folded paper. The cassette is white or grey with RCA orange labels and hollow, white RCA logo. There are also grey and off white/ cream cassettes with black ink and a hollow RCA logo printed directly onto them that came in this cover.

The track sequence is the same as the original LP and the question mark from ‘Where Have All The Good Times Gone? has been moved to the end of ‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’.

Side 1: Rosalyn; Here Comes The Night; I Wish You Would; See Emily Play; Everything’s Alright; I Can’t Explain.

Side 2: Friday On My Mind; Sorrow; Don’t Bring Me Down; Shapes Of Things; Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere?; Where Have All The Good Times Gone.

 

Pinups: UK; RCA; RCAK 3004.

Stereo MM Issue.

1. Red tab top, yellow spine and yellow back. The cover has ‘Stereo’ and ‘MM’ on the top right.

Blue ink printed directly onto grey shell and hollow red RCA logo, no track information on shell.

The track sequence is different from the original LP and the question mark from ‘Where Have All The Good Times Gone? has been moved to the end of ‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’.

RCAK series cassettes appear to have been issued after the first re-release and pre-date the 1981/ 1983 ‘International’ series. They usually have ‘RCAK’ on the spine of the cover as well as on the cassette shell; this however has the standard PK1169 cover with an ‘INTK 5236’ sticker over the catalogue number, which is a nice bonus. This practice was quite common on LP’s in the ‘International’ series, this is the first time I have seen it on a cassette.

Side 1: Rosalyn; I Wish You Would; See Emily Play; Everything’s Alright; I Can’t Explain.

Side 2: Friday On My Mind; Here Comes The Night; Sorrow; Don’t Bring Me Down; Shapes Of Things; Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere?; Where Have All The Good Times Gone.

Photographs of this cassette courtesy of Ricci Pietroni.

 

 

Pinups; UK; RCA International, INTK 5236; 1983.

The red tab top cover has ‘RCA International’ on the front and spine, and is made from treated, thick folded paper. The rear of the cover is blank. White spine and rear panel with  track list on both, the rear of the cover is blank.

The track sequence is the same as the original LP and the question mark from ‘Where Have All The Good Times Gone? has been moved to the end of ‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’.

Side 1: Rosalyn; Here Comes The Night; I Wish You Would; See Emily Play; Everything’s Alright; I Can’t Explain.

Side 2: Friday On My Mind; Sorrow; Don’t Bring Me Down; Shapes Of Things; Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere?; Where Have All The Good Times Gone.

Red ink printed directly onto grey shell and hollow red RCA logo with no track information. Shell variations exist (photo 3).