Vinyl pressings
by Ben E. King · 1975
Supernatural Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 24 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-30084-15-RE MR ∆96520Runout A
ST-A-30085-15-RE MR ∆96520-XRunout B
ST-A-30084-MOSide A label
ST-A-30085-MOSide B label
ST-A-30084 SPSide A Label
ST-A-30085 SPSide B Label
ST-A-30084-5 SP 1-1 ATA side deadwax - scribed
ST-A-30085-5 1-1 SP ATB side deadwax - scribed
ST-A-30084-12-ST-A-30084-12 PPRunout side A, variant 1
PP ST-A-30085-8-13 AT CPRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-30084-12-ST-A-30084-12 PPRunout side A, variant 2
PP ST-A-30085-8-12 AT PPRunout side B, variant 2
ST - A - 30084 SPSide A Print
ST - A - 30085 SPSide B Print
ST-A-30084-5 SP 1-1 ATA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-30085-5 1-1 SP ATB-Side Runout Etching
ST - A - 30084 SPSide A Print
ST - A - 30085 SPSide B Print
ST-A-30084-11 SPA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-30085-10 SPB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A 30084-12 ST-A-30084-12 PPRunout side A
ST-A-30085-8-13 AT CP PPRunout side B
ST-A-30084-PLLabel side A
ST-A-30085-PLLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Atlantic 32.335First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic 45-3241First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Belgium | Atlantic 10565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Brazil | Atlantic 3-17-101-010First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3241First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | El Salvador | Atlantic 45-3241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 10565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10565 (N)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ireland | Atlantic K 10565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Atlantic W 10565First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-1383AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Kenya | Atlantic 45-3241 / Atlantic ATK 678First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Lebanon | Atlantic AT 16022 / Atlantic 30084First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | WEA SCI-0847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Ecuador | famoso SFI-157", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | EastWest sam a 490312", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-32417", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
41 vinyl pressings of Supernatural Thing are listed here, from 26 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, South Africa, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3241, released January 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3241, K 10565, ATS 641, 32.335) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-30084-15-RE MR ∆96520 and ST-A-30085-15-RE MR ∆96520-X. 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.
