Vinyl pressings
by Betty Wright · 1971
Clean Up Woman was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 4 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.
AL-23160-1 10-11-71 SRC AT XRunout, Side A (Variant 1)
AL-23161-1 SRC 10-11-71 AT XRunout, Side B (Variant 1)
AL-23160-2 10-11 71 SRC AT XRunout, Side A (Variant 2)
AL-23161-2 SRC 10-11 71 AT XRunout, Side B (Variant 2)
AL-23160-4 AT XRunout, side A, etched
AL-23161-4 AT XRunout, side B, etched
AL-23160-PLLabel side A
AL-23161-PLLabel side B
AL-23160LYA
AL-23161LYB
AL-23160-6 [MR logo] △86519 AT XSide A runout, variant 1
AL-23161-6 [MR logo] AT △86519-X XSide B runout, variant 1
AL-23160-5 [MR logo] △86519 AT XSide A runout, variant 2
AL-23161-6 [MR logo] AT △86519-X XSide B runout, variant 2
AL-23160-1 SM 10-11-71 SRC AT xA-Side Runout Etching
AL-23161-1 SM 10-11-71 SRC AT xB-Side Runout Etching
AL-23160 SPA-Side Label
AL-23161 SPB-Side Label
A-322 4601- MWRunout side A
4601 323-B MWRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 4601First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Canada | ATCO Records A-4601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | ATCO Records AT-4601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Atlantic # A-4601First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Atlantic # A-4601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Kenya | Atlantic ATK655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records A-4601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records 45-4601First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records A-4601First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records A-4601First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records A-4601First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records A-4601First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records 4601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records A-4601First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records A-4601First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Panama | Alston Records ON-13077", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 101437", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 101437", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 101437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Clean Up Woman are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, Jamaica, Kenya. One of them is Alston Records A-4601.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-4601, 45-4601, 4601, ATCO 4601) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-23160-1 10-11-71 SRC AT X and AL-23161-1 SRC 10-11-71 AT 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.
