Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1969
The Weight / Tracks Of My Tears was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 17 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.
AT SRC A-16095 - 3 LW wA-side runout etching
w SRC A-14335 - 1 LW ATB-side runout etching
A-16095 SPA-side label
A-14335 SPB-side label
A-16095-3 LW W AT 16230Side A runout
A-14335- S 1 LW AT W 16251Side B runout
A-16095 LYSide A label
A-14335 LYSide B label
A-16095-/3 LW W ATVariant 1, Side A etched
A-14335-/2 LW W ATVariant 1, Side B etched
A-16095-/1 LW W ATVariant 2, Side A etched
A-14335-/2 LW W ATVariant 2, Side B etched
A-16095-21 MR LW △74928 W ATSide A runout
A-14335-23 MR LW △74927 AT WSide B runout
A-16095-MOLabel A
A-14335-MOLabel B
A-16095Label A
A-14335Label B
A-16095-21 LW ∆74928 W ATSide A etched
A-16095 MOSide A label
A-14335 MOSide B label
A-14335-23 LW ∆74927 AT W
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Brazil | Atco Records ACS 205.017First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2603XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Costa Rica | Atlantic 2603First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 650 138 / Atlantic N° 650138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 650138First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 650138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 650 138 / Atlantic N° 650138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.357First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Greece | Atlantic 25024First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-NP 03099First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Atlantic ATL JB 03925First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45 2603First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Japan | Atlantic DT-1101First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Atlantic 2603 497First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Norway | Atlantic ATL 70.357First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Atlantic DT-11017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-28257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
36 vinyl pressings of The Weight / Tracks Of My Tears are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Brazil, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2603, released February 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2603, 2603, M-297, A-2603) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AT SRC A-16095 - 3 LW w and w SRC A-14335 - 1 LW AT. 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.
