Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1968
Aretha In Paris was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 11 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 A681374-1C 1 CT TRunout A stamped, variant 1
ST A681374-1B 1 CT TRunout B stamped, variant 1
ST A681373-1D / CT TRunout A stamped, variant 2
ST A681374-1A / 1 CT TRunout B stamped, variant 2
ST-A-681373 - B LW AT WEtched Side A
ST-A-681374 - B AT WEtched Side B
ST-A-681373Label Side A
ST-A-681374Label Side B
STA-681373-1S B2A side runout
STA-681374-1S T1B side runout
ST-A-681373 - B LW AT WRunout side A, variant 1
ST-A-681374 - B AT WRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-681373 - l A LW MG AT 12Runout side A, variant 2
ST-A-681374 - A MG LW AT XL WRunout side B, variant 2
ST-A-681373 -1A LW MG AT 10 WSide A runout
ST-A-681374 -1A 12 LW MG AT RG WSide B runout
ST-A-681373-MGSide A label
ST-A-681374-MGSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933,115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AL-33,115First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 920058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 920058First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 920058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic SD 8207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Greece | Atlantic SD 8207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | Atlantic SMT-1050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-933,115 / Atlantic SD 8207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8207LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8207First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 8207LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 8207LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic 40024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Iran | Monde LP 1010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Atlantic ATS-ST 06013 / Atlantic SD 8207LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | Sam Wha L 161/2LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8207LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Atlantic 20 23LP, Album | LP, Album |
35 vinyl pressings of Aretha In Paris are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 8207, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8207, 587 149, 588149, 8207) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST A681374-1C 1 CT T and ST A681374-1B 1 CT T. 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.
