Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1974
Without Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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 28260-3 PPRunout, Side One - Etched
ST-A 28261-3 PPRunout, Side Two - Etched
Label, Side One: ST-A-28260-PL
Label, Side Two: ST-A-28261-PL
ST-A 28260-2Scribed Side A
ST-A 28261-1Scribed Side B
ST-A-28260 SPLabel Side A
ST-A-28261 SPLabel Side B
ST-A28260-4 PPA-side runout etching
A-28260-2 PPB-side runout etching
ST-A-28260-PLA-side label
A-28260-PLB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3224First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3224First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-1358AFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-1358AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Portugal | Atlantic N-S-28-155First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10543 / Atlantic 3224First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3224First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3224First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3224First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3224First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3224First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3224First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3224First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1975 | Argentina | Atlantic 32.243 / Music Hall 32.2437", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Brazil | Atlantic 3-17-101-0077", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-32247", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Without Love are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, Jamaica and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3224.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3224, K 10543, AT 3224, P-1358A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A 28260-3 PP and ST-A 28261-3 PP. 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.
