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Brother Jack McDuffA Change Is Gonna Come

Vinyl pressings

A Change Is Gonna Come

by Brother Jack McDuff · 1966

14 pressings2 countriesSoul-JazzJazz

A Change Is Gonna Come was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of A Change Is Gonna Come

10 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Atlantic 1463
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ST-A-66843Side 1 Matrix

ST-A-66844Side 2 Matrix

ST-A-66843-B LWSide 1 Runout

ST-A-66844-B LWSide 2 Runout

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US

1966
Label and catalog number
Atlantic 1463
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

ST-A-66843Side 1 Matrix

ST-A-66843-AA TD (MR) △9291 AT WSide 1 Runout

ST-A-66844Side 2 Matrix

ST-A-66844-AA (MR) LW △9291-X AT TDSide 2 Runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Atlantic SD 1463
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ST-A-66843-A TD LW AT WSide A etched

ST-A-66844-A TD LW ATSide B etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 14 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966UKAtlantic 587030First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966UKAtlantic 588030First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1966USAtlantic 1463First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966USAtlantic 1463LP, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Reissue · Mono
1966USAtlantic SD 1463First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966USAtlantic SD 1463First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1966USAtlantic 1463First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966USAtlantic 1463First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966USAtlantic 1463First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966USAtlantic 1463First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1966USAtlantic SD 1463First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2008UKAtlantic 8122-76587-1 / Warner Jazz 8122-76587-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USAtlantic 51108LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
?USAtlantic 1463 / Atlantic SD 1463LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Down In The Valley2:18
  2. A2A Change Is Gonna Come3:05
  3. A3Hotcha4:18
  4. A4What'd I Say2:33
  5. A5No Tears3:32
  6. B1Gonna Hang Me Up A Sign2:35
  7. B2Minha Saudade5:51
  8. B3Same Old, Same Old4:42
  9. B4Can't Find The Keyhole Blues7:17

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of A Change Is Gonna Come are there?

14 vinyl pressings of A Change Is Gonna Come are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1966 and 2008.

When was A Change Is Gonna Come first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK. One of them is Atlantic 1463.

How do I tell if my copy of A Change Is Gonna Come is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1463, SD 1463, 587030, 588030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is A Change Is Gonna Come on vinyl worth?

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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