Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1973
Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky) was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 18 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-732855A [Artisan logo] PR-SPSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-732856-B 0-1 AT [Artisan logo] PR-SPSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-732855A [Artisan logo] 0-1 SM-1-1 PR-SPSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-732856-B 0-1 SM-1 AT [Artisan logo] PR-SPSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-732855 AAA [Artisan logo]-1-11 PRRunout A var 1
ST-A-732856-DDD-1-11 AT PR [Artisan logo]Runout B var 1
ST-A-732855 CCC [Artisan logo] - 1 PRRunout A var 2
ST-A-732856 CCC - 1-11 AT [Artisan logo]Runout B var 2
ST-A-732855 A (Artisan Sound Recorders Logo) PRA-Side Runout Variant 1
ST-A-732856-B1 AT (Artisan Sound Recorders Logo) PRB-Side Runout Variant 1
ST-A-732855 A (Artisan Sound Recorders Logo) PRA-Side Runout Variant 2
ST-A-732856-B AT (Artisan Sound Recorders Logo) PRB-Side Runout Variant 2
ST-A-732855-CC -EX (MR) AT Δ17971(3) [Artisan logo] PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-732856 - EE -EX (MR) Δ17971-X AT(3) [Artisan logo] PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-732855-EE-EX (MR) Δ17971(4) [Artisan logo] AT PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-732856- DD-EX (MR) Δ17971-X AT(4) [Artisan logo] PRSide B runout, variant 2
K 40504 A2 1 BA-side runout stamped
K 40504 B1 1 0 ΛB-side runout stamped
K 40504 AA-side label
K 40504 BB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Argentina | Atlantic 50-14.069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7265First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATLP 056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 40504 BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 504 / Atlantic SD 7265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 504 / Atlantic SD 7265First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 732855First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 40504 B / Atlantic 732 855First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 2400234 / Atlantic 2400 234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | Atlantic K40504First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Atlantic K 40504 / Atlantic SD 7265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-8354AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-8354AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Germany | Platinum PLP 48/24011 / Platinum 24011LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1985 | UK | Showcase SHLP 125LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany | Streetlife 2262525LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky) are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1973 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7265, released June 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7265, K 40504, 50-14.069, ATLP 056) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-732855A [Artisan logo] PR-SP and ST-A-732856-B 0-1 AT [Artisan logo] 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.
