Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1972
Day Dreaming 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.
22 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.
A-23970 SPA side label
A-21422 SPB side label
A- 23970-7 SP(etched) [Specialty logo] (stamped, shown backwards) AT/DK(etched)A side deadwax
A- 21422-1(etched) [Specialty logo] (stamped, shown backwards) AT/DK SP(etched)B side deadwax
A-23970-5 [MR logo] △87708 AT/DKRunout A
A-21422-5 [MR logo] △87709 AT/DKRunout B
A-23970-MOLabel A
A-21422-MOLabel B
A-23970-LYA side label
A-21422-LYB side label
A- 23970 - 4 PP AT/DKA side deadwax - etched
A- 21422-3 PP AT/DKB side deadwax - etched
A-23970-PLA side label
A-21422-PLB side label
A-23970-PLLabel, side A
ST-A-23970-PLLabel, side B
A- 23970 - 2A side deadwax - etched
A- 21422-2B side deadwax - etched
[Specialty logo, shown backwards]Stamped onto deadwax on both sides
AT/DKEtched onto deadwax on both sides
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 | Australia | Atlantic 45 2866First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATCS-10.006First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2866First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2866First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic 10 154First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-2866First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-1126AFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Atlantic 2091 188First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45-2866First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Peru | Atlantic ATL-2866First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Spain | Atlantic HS 825 / Hispavox HS 825First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Turkey | Atlantic 72503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 10154First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2866First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2866First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
22 vinyl pressings of Day Dreaming are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2866.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2866, K 10154, 45 2866, ATCS-10.006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-23970 SP and A-21422 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.
