Vinyl pressings
by Brook Benton · 1970
Brook Benton Today was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1970, 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 CTN 691789 CTH TRunout A, Var. 1
ST CTN 691790 CTH TRunout B, Var. 1
ST CTN 691789-2A CTH 1T A1Runout A, Var. 2
ST CTN 691790-2A CTH 1T A4Runout B, Var. 2
ST CTN 691789-CSide A runout, variant 1
ST CTN 691790-BSide B runout, variant 1
ST-CTN-691789 AT WSide A runout, variant 2
ST-CTN-691790 AT WSide B runout, variant 2
ST CTN 691789-CSide A
ST CTN 691790-BSide B
ST-CTN-691789 PRCenter Label, Side A
ST-CTN-691790 PRCenter Label, Side B
ST-CTN-691789-CC MOSide A Label
ST-CTN-691790-CC MOSide B Label
ST CTN 691789-2A CTH 1TSide A dead wax
ST CTN 691790-2B CTH 1T XSide B dead wax
ST-CTN-691789 PRSide A label
ST-CTN-691790 PRSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | US | Cotillion SD 9018LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Cotillion SD 9018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Cotillion SD 9018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Cotillion SD 9018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Atlantic 940 028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Cotillion SD 9018 / Atlantic SD 9018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9223First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | Large World LW-434LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1970 | US | Cotillion SD 9018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Cotillion SD 9018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Cotillion SD 9018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Cotillion SD 9018First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Cotillion SD 9018 / Cotillion ST-93792LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Cotillion SD 9018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Cotillion 9018First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | Cotillion SD 9018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933699LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-933699LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Brook Benton Today are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Cotillion SD 9018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 9018, 9018, 2465004, MT 2025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST CTN 691789 CTH T and ST CTN 691790 CTH T. 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.
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