US
August 13, 1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 8676
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1962
The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha… was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XLP-56870-1FRunout Side 1, stamped
XLP-56871-1ARunout Side 2, stamped
x "Lp" 56870Label Side 1
x "Lp" 56871Label Side 2
XSM-56872-1B T AIIIIIIIISide A runout
XSM-56873-2B BIIIIIISide B runout
XSM-56872-1B T AIIVariation 1 Side 1 runout Stamped Except II and T is Upside Down
XSM-56873-2B T AIVariation 1 Side 2 runout Stamped Except I and T is Upside Down
PXSM-56872-1K TLabel Side 1
PXSM-56872-2J TLabel Side 2
XLP-56870-1E A IIIIISide 1, stamped, "IIIII" etched
XLP-56871-2A - I A IIIIIIISide 2, stamped, "IIIIIII" etched
x "Lp" 56870Side 1 label
x "Lp" 56871Side 2 label
XLP-56870-1CSide 1
XLP-56871-2BSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CL 1876First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CS 8676First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Philippines | CBS CL 1876First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1876LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8676LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1876LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1876First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8676First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1876First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8676First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia C11285First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 8676LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 8676LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 1876LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 8676LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Spain | WaxTime 771956LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Europe | DOL DOS723HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Europe | Rumble Records RUM2011144LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | Europe | Pan Am Records 9152311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Italy | Ermitage VNL 18721LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products C 11211LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8676LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 11493LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha… are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1962 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada, Philippines. One of them is Columbia CS 8676, released August 13, 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8676, CL 1876, C11285) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.