Vinyl pressings
by Cornell Dupree · 1974
Teasin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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-A-743157-AA AT/GP △19234(1) PRA Side Etched
ST-A-743158AA AT/GP △19234-X(1) PRB Side Etched
(MR)A Side Stamped, Circled
(MR)B Side Stamped, Circled
ST-A 743157-A AT GP PR PA Side runout etched
ST-A 743158A AT GP PRB Side runout etched
ST-A-743157-PRA Side Center Label
ST-A-743158-PRB Side Center Label
ST-A 743157-AAA-1 1-1 D PREtched Side A
ST-A 743158 AAA-1 1-1 D PRCEtched Side B
ST-A-743157 SPOn Label Side A
ST-A-743158 SPOn Label Side B
ST-A-743157AAA-1 AT/GP PR DSide A runout etched
ST-A-743158AAA-1 AT/GP PR DSide B runout etched
ST-A-743157-RISide A label
ST-A-743158-RISide B label
ST-A 743157-A AT4P PREtched Side A
ST-A 743157-A AT4P PREtched Side B
ST-A-743157 PROn Label Side A
ST-A-743158 PROn Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Atlantic 50 071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8514AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9536First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 50071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 7311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 7311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 7311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 7311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 7311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 7311LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-6361ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Japan | Atlantic WPJR-10067LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
14 vinyl pressings of Teasin' are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7311.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7311, K 50071, 50 071, P-8514A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-743157-AA AT/GP △19234(1) PR and ST-A-743158AA AT/GP △19234-X(1) PR. 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.
