Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1962
Green Onions / Behave Yourself was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
STX-6295-6 AT3 WRunout, Side A, variant 1
STX-6296-6 AT3 WRunout, Side B, variant 1
STX-6295-6 ["sailor's cap" symbol] AT1 [block-shaped S] WRunout, Side A, variant 2
STX-6296-6 AT6 [block-shaped S] W 6Runout, Side B, variant 2
[MR logo] STX -6295-23 AT △44188 WRunout side A
[MR logo] STX -6296-23 AT △44188-X WRunout side B
STX-6295Label side A
STX-6296Label side B
STX-6295 1063 PEPPERSide A Runout
STX-6296 1064 PEPPER WJSide B Runout
STX-6295Side A Label
STX-6296Side B Label
STX-6295Side A Etched variant 1
STX-6296 W2Side B Etched variant 1
PepperSide A & B Stamped variant 1
STX 6295 1063 PEPPERSide A runout variant 2
1063 [PEPPER stamp]Side A Runout
1064 [PEPPER stamp] wjSide B Runout
1063label A
1064label B
1063 STX-6295 (etched), PEPPER (stamped)Side A Runout
STX-6296 1064 (etched), PEPPER (stamped)Side B Runout
STX-6295Side A Label
STX-6296Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Stax Z. 127First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | France | Atlantic 122004 / Atlantic N° 122004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70.089First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Atlantic PR 90115x45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Japan | Atlantic JET-1172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL.794First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLK 9595 / London Atlantic 45-HLK 9595First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings HLK 9595First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | Argentina | Atlantic s-33--1606First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Stax S-127First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Stax S-127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Stax S-127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Stax S-127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Volt 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Stax S-127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic AT 1277", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic AT 1277", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic AT 1277", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.0897" | 7" |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HLK 9595 / London Atlantic HLK 95957", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of Green Onions / Behave Yourself are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1962 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Stax S-127, released August 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-127, 102, 45 127, 45-127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STX-6295-6 AT3 W and STX-6296-6 AT3 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.
