Vinyl pressings
by Arthur Conley · 1968
Aunt Dora's Love Soul Shack 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.
15 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
68-C-15283-21 [MR logo] AT △73338 WSide A Runout
68-C-15284-21 [MR logo] AT △73338-X WSide B Runout
68C-15283-MOSide A Label
68C-15284-MOSide B Label
68-C-15283 SP
68-C-15284 SP
W SRC 68-C-15283- 1 LW AT
W 68-C-15284- 1 SRC AT LW
68-C-15283-11 LW AT WSide A Runout
68-C-15284-11 AT LW WSide B Runout
68C-15283-PLSide A Label
68C-15284-PLSide B Label
68-C-15283-21 [MR logo] AT △73338 WA-side runout
68-C-15284-21 [MR logo] AT △73338-X WB-side runout
68C-15283-MOA-side label
68C-15284-MOB-side label
68-C-15283-1 LW AT SRC WA-side runout
68-C-15284-1 LW AT W SRCB-side runout
68-C-15283 SPA-side label
68-C-15284 SPB-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 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2613First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | ATCO Records ATCO 76First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Compagnie Européenne Du Disque 767", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.331 / Atlantic Atl. 70 331First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Greece | Atlantic 25005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Atlantic 6622First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.331First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584224First year7", Mispress | 7", Mispress |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic AK2613First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6622First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6622First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6622First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 6622X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Aunt Dora's Love Soul Shack are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6622, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6622, AK2613, 584224, AK-2613) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 68-C-15283-21 [MR logo] AT △73338 W and 68-C-15284-21 [MR logo] AT △73338-X 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.
