Vinyl pressings
by Bettye Swann · 1972
Today I Started Loving You Again 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.
10 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
A-24270-4 PP ATRunout side A, variant 1
A-24269-3 PP ATRunout side B, variant 1
A-24270-4 PP ATRunout side A, variant 2
A-24269-4 PP ATRunout side B, variant 2
A-24270 SPLabel A
A-24269 SPLabel B
A-24270-6 MR △89793-X ATA-Side Runout Etching
A-24269-6 MR △89793 ATB-Side Runout Etching
A-24270-MOA-Side Label
A-24269-MOB-Side Label
A-24270-1 SRC ATA-side runout
ST-A-24270-1 SRC 1-1B-side runout
A-24270 SPA-side label
ST-A-24270 SPB-side label
A-24270 SPA
A-24269 SPB
ST-A-24270 MOA
A-24270-MOB
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 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2921First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-2921First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-2921First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2921First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2921First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2921First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2921First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2921First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2921First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2921First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic 45-29217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 10 2737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 102737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 102737", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 102737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Today I Started Loving You Again are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Jamaica. One of them is Atlantic 45-2921.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2921, AT 2921) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-24270-4 PP AT and A-24269-3 PP AT. 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.
