Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1974
Let Me In Your Life 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.
23 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 19 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 733043-D ATGP PR M SVariant 1 Side A runouts
ST-A-733043E ATGP PRVariant 1 Side B runouts
ST-A 733043 C ATGP PRVariant 2 Side A runouts
ST-A-733044D ATGP PRVariant 2 Side B runouts
ST-A-733043 CCC AT GP-1-11 PRSide A runout
ST-A-733044 DDD -1 AT GP -11 PRSide B runout
ST-A-733043RILabel, A side
ST-A-733044RILabel, B side
ST-A 733043 C ATGP PR M SSide One runouts
ST-A-733043 D AT.GP PR M.SSide Two runouts
ST-A-733043-MSSide One label
ST-A-733044-MSSide Two label
ST-A 733043 CC -̶R̶ EX ATGP (MR) Δ18657(5) PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-733044 DD-EX-2 AT-GP MR Δ18657-X(7) PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A 733043 CC-RE ATGP (MR) Δ18657(1) PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-733044 DD-RE AT-GP MR Δ18657-X(2) PRSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A 733043 C ATGP PR-SOSide A etched
ST-A-733044 D ATGP PR-SOSide B etched
ST-A-733043 VSRPSide A label
ST-A-733044 VSRPSide B label
K 50031 A1 20 ⋀Side A runout, stamped
K 50031 B1 1 DSide B runout, stamped
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 | Argentina | Atlantic 50-14100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATLP 070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Colombia | Atlantic SD 7292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Atlantic 50 031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Atlantic 2400 244LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Greece | Atlantic 2400 244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Atlantic K 50031 / Atlantic SD 7292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8432AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9495First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-135 / Hispavox HATS 421-135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Turkey | Atlantic SD 7292 / Atlantic 513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mozambique | Atlantic ATC 9495LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7292LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
29 vinyl pressings of Let Me In Your Life are listed here, from 21 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Philippines, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7292, released February 25, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7292, K50031, KA 33245, 50-14100) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A 733043-D ATGP PR M S and ST-A-733043E ATGP PR. 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.
