Vinyl pressings
by Clarence Carter · 1968
This Is Clarence Carter was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
ST-A-681283-AA [MR logo] LW AT △12266 WRunout side A
ST-A-681284-AA [MR logo] LW AT △12266-X WRunout side B
ST-A-681283-MOLabel side A
ST-A-681284-MOLabel side B
ST A681283-1A 1 CT o T A1Runout A
ST A681284-1A 1 CT o T A3Runout B
ST-A-681283CTLabel A
ST-A-681284CTLabel B
ST-A-681283 AT LWRunout side A
ST-A-681284 AT LWRunout side B
ST-A-681283Label side A
ST-A-681284Label side B
ST-A-681283 LW ATRunout side A, variant 1
ST-A-681284 LW ATRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-681283-A LW AT WRunout side A, variant 2
ST-A-681284-A LW AT WRunout side B, variant 2
STA 681283Label side A
STA 681284Label side B
A-12791-A M LW W ATRunout side A
A-12792-A LW W ATRunout side B
A-12791-ALabel side A
A-12792-ALabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8192LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL-SD 8192 / Atlantic SD 8192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Turkey | Atlantic SD 8192 / Atlantic 8192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8192 / Atlantic 8192First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8192First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8192 / Atlantic 8192First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8192LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8192First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8192 / Atlantic 8192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Atlantic 588152LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6028ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Atlantic SD 8192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records SCR-8192 / Atlantic SD-1928LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2025 | Germany | Atlantic SD-8192LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL-SD 8192 / Atlantic SD 8192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic SMT-1056LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of This Is Clarence Carter are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, Germany, Turkey. One of them is Atlantic SD 8192, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8192, ATL-SD 8192) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-681283-AA [MR logo] LW AT △12266 W and ST-A-681284-AA [MR logo] LW AT △12266-X 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.
