Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1968
Doin' Our Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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-STX-681223-A I LW AT WVariant 1 side A runout
ST-STX-681224-A LW AT WVariant 1 side B runout
ST-STX-681223 -A I LW AT WVariant 2 side A runout
ST-STX-681224-A LW AT w WVariant 2 side B runout
ST-STX-681223-AA LW AT (MR) △11612 WRunout side A
ST-STX-681224-AA LW AT(MR) △11612-X WRunout side B
ST-STX-681223-MOLabel side A
ST-STX-681224-MOLabel side B
STX-12749CTA Side Center Label
STX-12750CTB Side Center Label
ST-STX-681223-1B CT TA side runout
ST-STX-681224-1A CT TB side runout
ST-STX-681223CTA side center label
ST-STX-681224CTB side center label
STX-12749A Side Center Label
STX-12750B Side Center Label
STX-12749-ASide 1.
STX-12750-ASide 2
ST STX 681223 1 ISide A runout, stamped
ST-STX-681224-1S ISide B runout, stamped
ST-STX-681223Side A label
ST-STX-681224Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933,011First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AL-33,011First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Barbados | Stax S 724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Stax SD 724 / Stax STAX 724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic S 724 / Stax S 724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-933011 / Atlantic S 724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Taiwan | First Record FL-S 1591LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | UK | Stax 230002 / Stax 230 002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Stax 231 002 / Stax 231002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Stax 230002 / Stax 230 002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Stax S 724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Stax S 724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Stax 724First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Stax S 724 / Stax S724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Stax STAX 724 / Stax 724First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Atlantic 2464 011 / Atlantic 2464011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | UK | Atlantic 2464 011 / Atlantic 2464011LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP905 / Atlantic S 724LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Jackpot Records JPR101 / Atlantic JPR101LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Jackpot Records JPR101LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Jackpot Records JPR101LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic 7724 / Atlantic ATL 7724LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Atlantic ALA 9111 / Atlantic STAX 724LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Atlantic 2464011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Doin' Our Thing are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Stax S 724, released March 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 724, 724, STAX 724, 230002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-STX-681223-A I LW AT W and ST-STX-681224-A LW AT W. 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.
