Vinyl pressings
by Albert King · 1967
Cold Feet 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.
5 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
STX-13607-11 LW AT WA Side Hand Etched
STX-13608-11 LW AT WB Side Hand Etched
STX-13607-PLA Side Label
STX-13608-PLB Side Label
w SRC STX-13607-1 LW ATA-side etched runout
w SRC STX-13608-1 LW ATB-side etched runout
STX-13607 SPA-side label matrix
STX-13606 SPB-side label matrix
STX-13607-21 MR LW AT △69567 WA side - etched
STX-13608-21 MR LW AT △69567-X WB side - etched
STX-13607-MOA side label
STX-13608-MOB side label
STX-13607 SPA side label
STX-13608 SPB side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-2190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax S-241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-21907", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Stax STAX 241X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stax STAX-1690297" | 7" |
| 1968 | France | Stax 169 0297", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70.2607" | 7" |
| 1968 | UK | Stax 6010297", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Stax 6010297", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Spain | Stax SN-202437", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Stax 45-2417", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Cold Feet are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, New Zealand. One of them is Stax 45-241, released December 26, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-241, S-241, AK-2190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STX-13607-11 LW AT W and STX-13608-11 LW AT W. 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.
