Vinyl pressings
by Arif Mardin & His Orchestra · 1968
Lullaby From Rosemary's Baby 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.
11 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
[SRC logo]Runout, Stamped on both sides
A-14693-1 LW AT wRunout, Side A, Etched
A-14694-1 AT LW wRunout, Side B, Etched
A-14693 SPA-Side Label
w A-14693-1 LW ATA-Side Runout Etching
w A-14694-1 AT LWB-Side Runout Etching
A-14693-PLA-Side Label
A-14694-PLB-Side Label
[SRC logo]machine-stamped in dead-wax both sides
A-14693 SPlabel side A
A-14694 SPlabel side B
[SRC logo]machine-stamped in dead-wax both sides
A-14694-1 AT Wrunout side A
a-14693-1 AT wrunout side B
A-14693 SLlabel side A
584201 A//1Runout, Side A, Etched
584201 B//1Runout, Side B, Etched
584201 AA-Side Label
584201 BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic 45-2538First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.302 / Atlantic ATL 70302First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.302First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.302First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Turkey | Atlantic 68.537First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584201First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2538First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2538First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2538First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2538First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2538First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Atlantic 650 1237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Lullaby From Rosemary's Baby are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2538.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2538, 584201, Atl. 70.302, ATL 70.302) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SRC logo] and A-14693-1 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.
