Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1967
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You 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.
41 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 12 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-67987-1A CL TRunout Side A stamped, Variant 1
ST A-67988-1B CL T | | | 01Runout Side B stamped, Variant 1
ST A-67987-1A CL TRunout Side A stamped, Variant 2
ST A-67988-1A CLRunout Side B stamped, Variant 2
A-12521-1B CLSide A runout, variant 1
P CL A-12522-1B - A111Side B runout, variant 1
A-12521-1A CL P A |||||||Side A runout, variant 2
CL A-12522-1A A ||||||||||Side B runout, variant 2
A - 12521- AA MR LW AT △10284 WRunout A
A - 12522- AA LW MR AT △10284-X WRunout B
A-12521-MOLabel side A
A-12522-MOLabel side B
ST-A-67987-A (MR) CR AT △10285Side A runout, variant 1
ST-A-67988-A A (MR) AT △10285-XSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-67987-AA (MR) LW AT △10285 ...W.Side A runout, variant 2
ST-A-67988-AA LW (MR) AT △10285-X ...W.Side B runout, variant 2
ST-A-67987-A AT ···W·Side A runout etched
ST-A-67988-A AT ···W·Side B runout etched
ST-A-67987Side A label
ST-A-67988Side B label
A-12521-A LW AT WRunout side A
A-12522-A LW AT WRunout side B
A-12521Label side A
A-12522Label side B
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 SD 8139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Atlantic 8139 / Atlantic AT 8139 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8139 (D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Costa Rica | Atlantic SD-8139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Atlantic SD 8139 / Atlantic 8139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-LP 08002 / Atlantic 8139First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL 932448First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Atlantic AL 32448First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Philippines | Atlantic SD 8139 / Atlantic 8139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9161First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Large World LW-333LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 8139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic AT 8139 / Atlantic 8139First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 8139First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6025ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Atlantic SD-8139LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M 101LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Rhino Vinyl 0349791112 / Atlantic 8139LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2016 | Italy | Atlantic SD8139LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2018 | US | Atlantic R1 8139LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2019 | US | Atlantic 8139 / Atlantic RCV1 607271LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Atlantic 8139 / Atlantic RCV1 607271LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Spain | Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | US | Atlantic 8139 / Atlantic RCV1 607271LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Spain | Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | US | Analogue Productions APA 016-45 / Atlantic 813912", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2025 | US | Atlantic 8139 / Analogue Productions APA 016-4512", 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 SAL 932448LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Atlantic AL-32448LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic 8139 / Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic 8139 / Atlantic 0349791112LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic 8139 / Atlantic 0349791112LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Atlantic ATL-LP 08002 / Atlantic 8139LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Atlantic ATL 1051LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8139LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
89 vinyl pressings of I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1967 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 8139, released March 10, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8139, 8139, AT 8139, 587066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST A-67987-1A CL T and ST A-67988-1B CL T | | | 01. 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.
