Vinyl pressings
by Clarence Carter · 1969
The Dynamic Clarence Carter was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 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.
o ST A681485-1A I CT T D2Runout, Side A (Variant 1)
o ST A681486-1A I CT T D2Runout, Side B (Variant 1)
o ST A681485-1A I CT T A2Runout, Side A (Variant 2)
o ST A681486-1A I CT T D4Runout, Side B (Variant 2)
ST-A-681485-MOSide A Label
ST-A-681486-MOSide B Label
ST-A 681485-ASide A runout etching, variant 1
ST-A 681486-ASide B runout etching, variant 1
ST-A-681485-A LWSide A runout etching, variant 2
ST-A-681486-A LWSide B runout etching, variant 2
○ ST A681485-1B CP 1 PSide A, stamped
○ ST A681486-1B CP PSide B, stamped
ST-A-681485CPSide A Label
ST-A-681486CPSide B Label
STA 681485PR 1S ISide A runout etching
ST-A 681486-PR-2S ISide B runout stamp
ST-A-681485 PRSide A label
ST-A-681486 PRSide B label
A-12961 - A ATA-Side Runout Etching
A-12962 - A ATB-Side Runout Etching
A-12961 PRA-Side Label
A-12962 PRB-Side 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 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic SD 8199 / Atlantic ATL-SD 8199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 06029 / Atlantic SD 8199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 8199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 8199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 8199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 8199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 8199 / Atlantic SD 8199First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 8199First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 8199First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 8199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Atlantic 588 172 / Atlantic 588172First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6057ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Atlantic SD 8199LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 66006LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic P-11585LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic SMT 1069LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of The Dynamic Clarence Carter are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 8199.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8199, 8199, 588 172, ATS ST 06029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o ST A681485-1A I CT T D2 and o ST A681486-1A I CT T D2. 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.
