Vinyl pressings
by Bette Midler · 1972
The Divine Miss M was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 10 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-722567 GGG-1 PR DSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-722568-DDD-1 AT/GP PR DSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-722567 GGG-1-1-111 PR DSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-722568-DDD-1-11 AT/GP PR DSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-722567-D and more illegible symbolsSide one, runout
ST-A-722568-D AT/MPSide two, runout
ST-A-722567-PRSide one, label
ST-A-722568-PRSide two, label
ST-A-722567 GGG-1-11 PR DSide A Runout, Etched, variant 1
ST-A-722568-DDD-1 A7/MP PR DSide B Runout, Etched, variant 1
ST-A-722567 GGG-1 PR DSide A Runout, Etched, variant 2
ST-A-722568-DDD-1 A7/MP PR DSide B Runout, etched, variant 2
ST-A–722567G CP PR-COA side deadwax - etched
ST-A-722567 CPA side label
ST-A-722568 CPB side label
S(etched) T A722568-1A(stamped) CP . I T X(etched)B side deadwax
ST-A-722568-D A71MP PRSide B
ST-A-7225-67G PRSide A
ST-A-722567-PRLabel Side A
ST-A-722567-PRLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7238 / Atlantic SD-7238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic 40453 / Atlantic ATL 40 453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic 40453 / Atlantic SD 7238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 453First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Israel | Atlantic BAN 40453First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Italy | Atlantic K 40453 (SD 7238)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-8317AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 40453 / Atlantic SD 7238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 7238LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-6360ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 1-011LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 1-011LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2016 | Europe | Atlantic 081227943257LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Atlantic R1 7238 / Atlantic 7238LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7238LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7238LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7238LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7238LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7238LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 40 453LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic 40453 / Atlantic ATL 40453LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Atlantic 40453 / Atlantic ATL 40453LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 453LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 453LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40453 / Atlantic SD 7238LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40453 / Atlantic SD 7238LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7238A / Atlantic SD 7238LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7238 / Atlantic SD 7238ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7238 / Atlantic SD 7238ALP, Album | LP, Album |
65 vinyl pressings of The Divine Miss M are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1972 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7238, released November 7, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7238, SD 7238A, QD 7238, SD 7238) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-722567 GGG-1 PR D and ST-A-722568-DDD-1 AT/GP PR D. 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.
