Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1972
Amazing Grace 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.
21 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 13 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-A-722493-C AT/GP 0-2 PR (SP)Runout, side A, variant 1
ST-A-722495 C AT/GP 0-1 SRC PR (SP)Runout, side B, variant 1
ST-A-722493-G 0-1 AT/GP PR (SP)Runout, side C, variant 1
ST-A-722495 C 0-1 AT/GP SRC PR (SP) 1+1Runout, side D, variant 1
ST-A-722493-CCC-I AT/GP PR DRunout Side A
ST-A-722495-CCC-I AT/GP PR DRunout Side B
ST-A-722496-GGG-I-II AT/GP PR DRunout Side C
ST-A-7224934-CCC-I-II AT/GP PR DRunout Side D
ST-A-722493-C AT/gp PRSide A runout
ST-A-722495C AT/gp PRSide B runout
st-a-722496-C AT/gp PRSide C runout
ST-A-722494C AT/gpSide D runout
(ST-A722493 CP)A Side Label
(ST-A722495 CP)B Side Label
(ST-A722496 CP)C Side Label
(ST-A722494 CP)D Side Label
ST-A-722493D-EX (Ac) AT/GP (MR) △16953Runout A, variant 1
ST-722495-D-EX (Ac) AT/GP (MR) △16954 (6)Runout B, variant 1
ST-722496-H-Re (Ac) AT/GP (MR) △16954-X (6)Runout C, variant 1
ST-722494-D-EX (Ac) AT/GP (MR) △16953-X (5)Runout D, variant 1
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 | Argentina | Atlantic 14.025 / Atlantic 14.026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD-2906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Brazil | Atlantic ATLP-022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 2-906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic 60 023 / Atlantic 2.906First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 023 / Atlantic 2-906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | India | Atlantic SD 2-906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Atlantic K 60023 (SD 2-906)First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 2-906First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-5058~9AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | Atlantic ATV 3105First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 60023First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 2-906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 2-906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 2-906 / Atlantic STBO-94471LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Atlantic 2906-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Atlantic 8122795958 / Rhino Vinyl R1-906LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Atlantic 8122795958 / Rhino Vinyl R1-906LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Atlantic R1-906 / Rhino Vinyl R1-906LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Atlantic R1 75627LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Atlantic RCV1 906 / Atlantic 603497843572LP, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic 2SD-906LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic 7567-81324-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-906 1198LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-906LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-906LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD2 906LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-906LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-906LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-906LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-906LP, Album | LP, Album |
43 vinyl pressings of Amazing Grace are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1972 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 2-906, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 2-906, 2-906, K 60023, 14.025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-722493-C AT/GP 0-2 PR (SP) and ST-A-722495 C AT/GP 0-1 SRC PR (SP). 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.
