Vinyl pressings
by Ben E. King · 1968
Don't Take Your Love From Me 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.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
CSG-68-C-13928-1 LW AT WRunout side A
CSG-68-C-13928-1I LW AT WRunout side B
CSG-68C-13928-PLA-Side Label
CSG-68C-13929-PLB-Side Label
... w . CSG-68-C-13928-1 LW SRC ATA-Side Runout Etching
... w . CSG-68-C-13929-1 SRC LW ATB-Side Runout Etching
CSG-68C-13928A-Side Label
CSG-68C-13929B-Side Label
3 CSG-68-C-13928-21 LW MR AT Δ70796A Runout
3 CSG-68-C-13929-21 LW MR AT Δ70796-XB Runout
CSG-68C-13929
CSG-68C-13928
584184 A ▽ 1 1 1 2A runout
584184 B ▽ 1 1 1 2B runout
584184AA label
584184BB label
584184 A ▼ 1 1A-Side Runout
584184 B ▼ 1 1B-Side Runout
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 | ATCO Records ATCO 6571XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | ATCO Records ATCO 68First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | ATCO Records ATCO 68First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584184First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584184First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6571First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6571First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6571First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6571First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic Studios 65717", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-NP 03041First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Don't Take Your Love From Me are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Italy, Canada and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6571.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6571, 584184, ATL-NP 03041, ATCO 6571X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CSG-68-C-13928-1 LW AT W and CSG-68-C-13928-1I 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.
