Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1968
The House That Jack Built 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.
39 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 22 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.
14778 w [lathe] A-14332-1 LW AT XA-Side Runout Etching
14782 w [lathe] A-14894-2 LW AT XB-Side Runout Etching
A-14332-LYA-side label
A-14894-LYB-side label
CP A-14332-1B pVar. 1 A side deadwax - stamped
CP A-14894-1A pVar. 1 B side deadwax - stamped
CP A-14332-1A pVar. 2 A side deadwax - stamped
CP A-14894-1B pVar. 2 B side deadwax - stamped
A - 14332-14 LW AT WRunout, side A, variant 1
A - 14894-25 LW AT WRunout, side B, variant 1
A - 14332-14 LW AT WRunout, side A, variant 2
A - 14894-13 LW AT WRunout, side B, variant 2
A-14332 SPA-side label
A-14894 SPB-side label
ly A-14332-23 LW MR (in circle) AT ∆72579A side runout etched
ly A-14894-23 LW MR (in circle) AT ∆72580B side runout etched
A-14332-MOA side label
A-14894-MOB side label
A-14332-1 LW AT SRC [Logo type] wRunout A side, etched
A-14332-1 LW AT w SRC [Logo type]Runout B side, etched
A-14332 SPLabel A side
A-14894 SPLabel B side
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 | Argentina | Atlantic S33-1648First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2480First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2480First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Barbados | Atlantic 45-2546First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | ATCO Records ACS 205.012First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2546XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Chile | Atlantic 5508First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 650113 / Atlantic 650.113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 650113First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 650113 / Atlantic 650.113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic N 10063First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 650113 / Atlantic 650.113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.317 / Atlantic Atl. 70 317First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Greece | Atlantic 0 613First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL JB 03916First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Atlantic OS 130597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic OS-130597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic OS-130597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Atlantic 55087", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS-130597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS-130597", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Atlantic 7017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
46 vinyl pressings of The House That Jack Built are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1968 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Italy, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2546.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2546, A-2546, ATS 425, ATL-NP 03059) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 14778 w [lathe] A-14332-1 LW AT X and 14782 w [lathe] A-14894-2 LW AT X. 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.
