US
1974- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic 45-2999
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · PL
- Runout / matrix
ST-A-26388-10 ST-A-26388-10 PPA-Side Runout Etching
ST A 26764-4 P.P.B-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-26388-PLA-Side Label
ST-A-26764-PLB-Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1974
I'm In Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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-26388-10 ST-A-26388-10 PPA-Side Runout Etching
ST A 26764-4 P.P.B-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-26388-PLA-Side Label
ST-A-26764-PLB-Side Label
ST-A-26388-12-RE (MR) △94010A-side runout
ST-A26764-6 (MR) △93962B-side runout
ST-A-26388-MOA-Side label
ST-A-26764-MOB-Side label
ST-A-26388-8 ST-A-26388-8Scribed Side A
ST-A-26764 1-2Scribed Side B
SRCStamped Sides A & B
ST-A-26388-SPLabel Side A
A-26388 PLMono Label
ST-A-26388 PLStereo Label
ST-A-26388-SPA-Side Label
ST-A-26388-SPB-Side Label
A-26388-MOMono Label
ST-A-26388-MOStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATCS 10.077First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2999First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL 157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Panama | Atlantic 54-2999First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Portugal | Atlantic N-S-28-145First year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10447First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK & Europe | Atlantic K 10447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-2999First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-2999First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-2999First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-2999First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-2999First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-2999First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10447 (N)First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of I'm In Love are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Germany, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2999, K 10447, ATL 10447 (N), ATCS 10.077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-26388-10 ST-A-26388-10 PP and ST A 26764-4 P.P.. 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.