Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1968
Aretha Now 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.
39 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 20 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-681267-A.A MR LW AT △11914 •••W•Side A runout
ST-A-681268-A.A MR LW AT △11914-X •••W•Side B runout
ST-A-681267-MOSide A label
ST-A-681268-MOSide B label
ST A681267-1A o CT T Λ5Side A runout
.ST A681268-1C CT 1 T D4Side B runout
ST-A-681267CTSide A label
ST-A-681268CTSide B label
ST A681267-1C \ CT T c A5Runout, side A
ST A681268-1C CT | T D6Runout, side B
ST-A-681267CTLabel, side A
ST-A-681268CTLabel, side B
CT o ST A681267-1D PRunout side A variant 1
CT o ST A681268-1D PRunout side B variant 1
CT o ST-A-681267-1E 1 PRunout side A variant 2
CT o ST-A-681268-1D PRunout side B variant 2
ST-A-681267-A LW AT W (3 dots above, 1 below)Side A Runout (etched)
ST-A-681268-A LW AT W (3 dots above, 1 below)Side B Runout (etched)
ST-A-681267Side A Label
ST-A-681268Side B Label
ST-A-681267-A LW AT W (3 dots above, 1 below)Side A Etched
ST-A-681268-A LW AT W (3 dots above, 1 below)Side B Etched
ST-A-681267Side A Label
ST-A-681268Side 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 932966First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Barbados | Atlantic SD 8186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP 605.013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP 605.013First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8186First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8186First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8186First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 0920 044 / Atlantic N° 0920044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic N° 0920044 / Atlantic 0920 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic SD 8186 / Atlantic ATL-SD 8186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic SD 8186 / Atlantic ATL-SD 8186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Israel | Atlantic SD 8186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATS-ST 06005 / Atlantic SD 8186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATS-ST 06005 / ATCO Records SD 8186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATS-ST 06005 / ATCO Records SD 8186First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-6145ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Raven Records RVLP 1026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M 131LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2005 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M 131LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Atlantic R1 8186LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Atlantic R1 625153 / Atlantic 081227908058LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 2023 | US | Atlantic R1 625153 / Atlantic 081227908058LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 2025 | US | Atlantic SD 8186 / Analogue Productions APA 040-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Atlantic AL 32966LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | Atlantic D 8186LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | Atlantic D 8186LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Atlantic ATS-08LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 8186 / Atlantic SD 8186LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8186LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
62 vinyl pressings of Aretha Now are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1968 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Lebanon, South Africa and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 8186, released June 14, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8186, 588 114, 587 114, 588114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-681267-A.A MR LW AT △11914 •••W• and ST-A-681268-A.A MR LW AT △11914-X •••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.
