Vinyl pressings
by Albert King · 1967
Born Under A Bad Sign 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.
14 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST-STX-671057-AA LW AT ...W. △10701Side A, runout
ST-STX-671058-AA LW AT ...W. △10701-XSide B, runout
ST-STX-671057-MOSide A, label
ST-STX-671058-MOSide B, label
STX-12591-1S ISide A, runout
STX-12592-1S ISide B, runout
STX-12591Side A, label
STX-12592Side B, label
ST-STX-671057-A LW AT [W with three dots above]Side A runout, variant 1
ST-STX-671058-BSide B runout, variant 1
ST-STX- 671057-A LW AT [W with 3 dots above, 1 dot below]Side A runout, variant 2
ST-STX-671058-B LWP [small etching]Side B runout, variant 2
ST STX671057-1A CTA-Side runout inscription
ST STX671058-1A CTB-Side runout inscription
ST-STX-67105(7 over 1)-A.A LW AT ...W. △10701 (MR)Side A runout
ST-STX-671058-A.A LW AT ...W. △10701-X (MR)Side B runout
ST-STX-671057-MOLabel A side
ST-STX-671058-MOLabel B side
STX-12591-A LW AT WSide A runout, etched
STX-12592-A LW AT WSide B runout, etched
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 | Canada | Stax SD 723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | Stax S 723 / Atlantic S 723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax S 723 / Stax S-723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax 723First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax S 723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax S 723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax S 723 / Stax S-723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax 723First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax 723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax 723First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax 723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax 723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax S 723 / Stax S-723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax S 723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 7723 / Stax S-723LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Stax SD 723 / Atlantic SD 723LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 7723LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic SD 7723 / Atlantic P-11261LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic P-11261 / Atlantic SD 7723LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5031LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1998 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5031LP, Advance, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Advance, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | USA & Europe | Stax S 723 / Stax 081227940492LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | Germany | Stax S 723 / Speakers Corner Records Stax S 723LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records S 723 / Stax S 723LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | US | Craft Recordings CR00172 / Stax CR00172LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Stax CR00513 / Craft Recordings CR00513LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Stax 888072416888 / Craft Recordings 888072416888LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7723 / Atlantic SD 07723LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7723LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7723LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7723 / Atlantic S 7723LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of Born Under A Bad Sign are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Stax S 723, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 723, 723, SD 723) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-STX-671057-AA LW AT ...W. △10701 and ST-STX-671058-AA LW AT ...W. △10701-X. 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.
