Vinyl pressings
by Al Green · 1973
Call Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SLH-652-X Mastercraft Memphis HcA-Side Runout Etching
SLH-653 AL M HcB-Side Runout Etching
SLH 652 ALA-Side Label
SLH 653 ALB-Side Label
SLH-652 Mastercraft Memphis HCSide A runout
SLH-653 SHELLEY MHCSide B runout
SLH 652 SHSide A label
SLH 653 SHSide B label
SLH-652 X Mastercraft Memphis HcA-Side Runout Etching
SLH-653 M Hc ALB-Side Runout Etching
SLH 652 ALA-Side Label
SLH 653 ALB-Side Label
EBS-1173-1... Bell Sound sƒA-side runout
EBS-1174-1... Bell Sound sƒB-side runout
EBS 1173A-side label
EBS 1174B-side label
SLH - 652 BEST Mastercraft Memphis HCSide A, etched
SLH - 653 BEST Mastercraft Memphis HCSide B, etched
SHL 652 BWSide A label
SHL 653 BWSide B label
SLH-652 W ① Mastercraft Memphis HCRunout A, etched
SLH-653 W ② M HCRunout B, etched
SLH 652 WSide A Label
SLH 653 WSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | London Records SAHA 7798First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Hi Records XSHL 32077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Hi Records XSHL 32077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Hi Records XSHL 32077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | London Records SHA-U 140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | London Records SHA-U 140First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Germany | London Records SHA-U 140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | London Records SHU 8457First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | London Records SHUI 8457 / London Records SHI 8457First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Jamaica | London Records XSHL 32077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | London Records SLC-499First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | London Records SLC-499First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | South Korea | Yegrin SLH-252LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1973 | UK | London Records SHU 8457First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | London Records SHU 8457First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Motown 5286MLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Motown 5286MLLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Hi Records HI UK LP 409 / Demon Records Ltd. HI UK LP 409LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Hi Records HI UK LP 409LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Hi Records HI UK LP 409LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Italy | Get Back GET 8058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records XSHL 32077 / Hi Records XSHL 32077LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records XSHL 32077 / Hi Records XSHL 32077LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | US | Hi Records FPH1146-3 / Fat Possum Records FPH1146-3LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Fat Possum Records EPH1146-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Fat Possum Records FPH1146-1 / Hi Records FPH1146-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | US | Fat Possum Records EPH1146-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | London Records XSKL 32077LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Hi Records XSHL 32077LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Fat Possum Records EPH1146-1 / Fat Possum Records EPH1146-5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
49 vinyl pressings of Call Me are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Hi Records XSHL 32077, released May 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XSHL 32077, SBG 87, SHU 8457, SAHA 7798) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLH-652-X Mastercraft Memphis Hc and SLH-653 AL M Hc. 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.
