Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1968
(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 16 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.
A-13635-11 LW AT A1 WRunout Side A, Etched, variant 1
A-13657-15 LW AT WRunout Side B, Etched, variant 1
A-13635-14 LW AT WRunout Side A, Etched, variant 2
A-13657-14 LW AT WRunout Side B, Etched, variant 2
A-13635-1 LW AT 1ASide A runout, etched, var. 1
A-13657-5 LW ATSide B runout, etched, var. 1
[SRC logo] A-13635- 3 LW AT JA WSide A runout, etched, SRC logo stamped, var. 2
A-13657- 4 [SRC logo] AT LW WSide B runout, etched, SRC logo stamped, var. 2
A-13635 LYLabel side A
A-13657 LYLabel side B
A-13635-23 △ 70198Runout side A, etched
A-13657-23 △ 70199Runout side B, etched
A-13635-MOLabel side A
A-13657-MOLabel side B
A-13635-11 LW AT JA WSide A runout
A-13657-12 LW AT JA WSide B runout
A-13635-PLSide A label
A-13657-PLSide B label
A-13635-PLSide A Label
A-13657-PLSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2249First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2486XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic PD-7XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 650 081First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70271 / Atlantic Atl. 70.271First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Atlantic 0 603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL - NP 03036First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-2486First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Atlantic DAT-1048First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Atlantic 584.172First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-2249First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Portugal | Atlantic N-28-23First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Atlantic H 298 / Hispavox H-298First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic Atl. 70.270First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Turkey | Atlantic 68507First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | Atlantic 45-24867", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Barclay 650 0817", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS 130587", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS 130587", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2486.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2486, 45-2486-2, 584172, AK-2249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-13635-11 LW AT A1 W and A-13657-15 LW AT W. 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.
