Vinyl pressings
by Carla Thomas · 1966
Carla 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.
11 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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-12431-AA Runout Etching (Variant 1)
STX-12432-AB Runout Etching (Variant 1)
ST-STX-66899-B AT 3-A Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ST-STX-66900-B AT <W 3-B Runout Etching (Variant 2)
STX-12431-AVariant 1 Runout side A
STX-12432-AVariant 1 Runout side B
STX-12431- A LW AT WVariant 2 Runout side A
STX- 12432- A LW AT WVariant 2 Runout side B
ST-ST-X-66899-A [MR logo] AT LW △9621 W1Runout A
ST-ST-X-668900-AA [MR logo] LW AT △9621-X W1Runout B
ST-STX-66899Side A Label
ST-STX-66900Side B Label
STX-12431-A LW AT WSide 1
STX-12432-A LW AT WSide 2
(MR) AT LW Δ9589Runout A etched / (MR) stamped
(MR) LW AT Δ9589-XRunout B etched / (MR) stamped
STX-12431 ASide A Label
STX-12432 ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Stax STAX 709 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Europe | Stax STAX 709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Stax STAX 709 / Atlantic STAX 709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Stax STAX 709 / Stax SD 709 (D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Stax STAX 709 / Stax SD 709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Stax STAX 709 / Stax 709First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Stax 709 / Stax SD-709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Stax STAX 709 / Stax 709First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Stax 709First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Stax 709 / Stax Stax 709First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Stax 709 / Stax SD-709First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Stax 589004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Sundazed LP 5138LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Worldwide | Stax 081227940515 / Stax 709LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Carla are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Europe, Germany. One of them is Stax STAX 709, released October 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STAX 709, 709, STAX 709 (C)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STX-12431-A and STX-12432-A. 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.
