Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1971
Live At Fillmore West was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 15 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-712205 B AT-GP PRSide A runout etched, variant 1
ST-712206-B AT-GP PRSide B runout etched, variant 1
ST-A-712205 A AT-GP PRSide A runout etched, variant 2
ST-A-712206-A AT-GP PRSide B runout etched, variant 2
ST-A-712205 BB (MR) AT/GP △16021 (1)Runout A etched / (MR) stamped, Variant 1
ST-A-712206 FF AT/GP △16021-X PRRunout B etched, Variant 1
ST-A-712205 AA (MR) AT/GP △16021 (2) PRRunout A etched / (MR) stamped, Variant 2
ST-A-712206 BB AT/GP (MR) △16021-X (2) PRRunout B etched / (MR) stamped, Variant 2
ST-A-712205C AT-GP PRA side runout, variant 1
ST-712206D AT-GP PRB side runout, variant 1
ST-712206FFF AT-GP PRB side runout, variant 2
ST-A-712205C - l l - I l l AT•GP PRA side runout, variant 3
ST-A-712205 LYA Side Label
ST-A-712206 LYB Side Label
ST-A-712205 BBB AT/GP SRC PRRunout, Side A
SRC ST-A-712206 FFF AT/GP PRRunout, Side B
ST-A-712205 SPLabel, Side A
ST-A-712206 SPLabel, Side B
ST-A-712205-1ASide A label
ST-A-712206-1ASide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Brazil | ATCO Records 2401.015 / ATCO Records 2401 015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | ATCO Records 2401.015 / ATCO Records 2401 015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 40 222 / Atlantic 40.222First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 840 008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic 40.222 / Atlantic 40 222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Greece | Atlantic 2400 136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Greece | Atlantic 2400 136LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | Israel | Atlantic SD 7205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Atlantic K 40222 / Atlantic SD 7205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8110AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8110AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD.7205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2003 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records SD 7205LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records SD 7205 / Atlantic SD 7205LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Atlantic 2400136LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 861LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 861LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40222LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7205 / Record Club Of America, Inc. R110073LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
48 vinyl pressings of Live At Fillmore West are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1971 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7205, released May 19, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7205, 7205, 2400136, 2401.015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-712205 B AT-GP PR and ST-712206-B AT-GP 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.
