Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1967
Chain Of Fools / Prove It 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.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 6 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.
A-12654-18 AT LW WA-side runout, variant 1
A-12652-14 LW AT WB-side runout, variant 1
A-12654-18 AT LW WA-side runout, variant 2
A-12652-12 LW AT WB-side runout, variant 2
A-12654 LYSide A
A-12652 LYSide B
A-12654-1B CP pA side deadwax - stamped
A-12652-1A CP pB side deadwax - stamped
A-12654A side label
A-12652B side label
A - 12654 - 210 AT LW △69334A-Side deadwax, variant 1
A - 12652 - 25 LW AT △69333B-Side deadwax, variant 1
A - 12654 - 210 [MR logo] AT LW △69334 WA-Side deadwax, variant 2
A - 12652 - 25 [MR logo] LW AT △69333 WB-Side deadwax, variant 2
A-12654-8 SRC LW ATRunout, side A (variant 1)
A-12652-4 SRC LW ATRunout, side B (variant 1)
A-12654-7 W SRC LW ATRunout, side A (variant 2)
A-12652-4 W SRC LW ATRunout, side B (variant 2)
A-12654-36 AT LW WSide A etched
A-12652-31 LW AT WSide B etched
A-12654-AMSide A label
A-12652-AMSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2464XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Atlantic 650 075 / Atlantic 650075First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Atlantic 0 597First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Peru | Atlantic AT 7005 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.248First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.248First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2464First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic A-2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic AT 24647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic AT 24647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Atlantic ATL 70.2487", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Atlantic 70 2487", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
34 vinyl pressings of Chain Of Fools / Prove It are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1967 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, France, Greece and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2464.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2464, A-2464, 2464, AT 2464X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-12654-18 AT LW W and A-12652-14 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.
