Vinyl pressings
by Al Green · 1972
Look What You Done For Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
HI-2690 Mastercraft Memphis HC S 26418 VVVVSide A runout
HI-2691 MHC 26501 VVVSide B runout
HI 2690Side A label
HI 2691Side B label
HI-2690-4-1-1 Mastercraft MemphisEtched A
HI-2691-1-1-1 Mastercraft MemphisEtched B
Hi 2690 PHLabel A
Hi 2691 PHLabel B
HI-2690-1 Mastercraft Memphis HC TIIRunout side A etched
HI-2691-1 M HC TIIRunout side B etched
HI 2690Label Side A
HI 2691Label Side B
HI-2690 ① Mastercraft Memphis HC △ 87774A side deadwax - scribed
HI-2691 ① M HC △ 87774-XB side deadwax - scribed
HI 2690A-Side Label
HI 2691B-Side Label
p HI-2690 M HC 1A side deadwax - scribed
p HI-2691 M HC 3B side deadwax - scribed
HI 2690 PHA-Side Label
HI 2691 PHB-Side Label
HI-2690-21-1 MASTERCRAFT MEMPHIS HC PRA side deadwax - scribed
HI-2691-1-1 MHC PRB side deadwax - scribed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Hi Records HI. 2211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | London Records DL 20932First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | London Records DL 20932First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | London Records TOP-1716First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | London Records 6101 251First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Portugal | London Records P-45 2211First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Hi Records 45 - 2211First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Hi Records 45-2211-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Hi Records 45-2211-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Hi Records 45-2211-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Hi Records 45 - 2211First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Hi Records 45-2211First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Hi Records 45-2211First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Hi Records HI 2211First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Hi Records 45-2211First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Look What You Done For Me are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Hi Records 45-2211, released March 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2211, HI 2211, 45 - 2211, 45-2211-DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HI-2690 Mastercraft Memphis HC S 26418 VVVV and HI-2691 MHC 26501 VVV. 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.
