Vinyl pressings
by Black Oak Arkansas · 1972
Keep The Faith 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.
11 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
ST-C-712397BBB AT19P PRSide A runout
ST-C-712398BBB AT19P PRSide B runout
ST-C-712397RISide A label
ST-C-712398RISide B label
ST-C-712397-MOLabel, side A
ST-C-712398-MOLabel, side B
ST-C-712397B B-RE AT/GP Δ16682 PR [MR circled]
ST-C-712398-B B-RE AT/GP Δ16682-X PR [MR circled]
ST-C-712397B AT/GP PRRunout, side A, etched
ST-C-712398-B AT/GP PRRunout, side B, etched
ST-C-712397 PRLabel, side A
ST-C-712398 PRLabel, side B
ST-C-712397BBB AT/GP D PRSide A Etched
ST-C-712398-BBB-1-11AT/GP D PRSide B Etched
ST-C-712397RISide A Label
ST-C-712398RISide B Label
ST-C-712397B AT/GP PRRunout, side A, etched
ST-C-712398-B AT/GP PRRunout, side B, etched
ST-C-712397 PRLabel, side A
ST-C-712398 PRLabel, side B
ST-C-712397B AT/GP PRSide A Runout
ST-C-712398-B AT/GP PRSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Brazil | ATCO Records SD 33-381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | ATCO Records 40.326 / ATCO Records (33-381)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 40326First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 40326LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-381First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-381LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-381LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-381First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-381LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-381LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Keep The Faith are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1972 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-381, released January 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-381, K 40326, 40.326) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-712397BBB AT19P PR and ST-C-712398BBB AT19P PR. 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.
