US
April 1971- Label and catalog number
- ATCO Records 45-6810
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Monarch Pressing
- Runout / matrix
71C-20421-3 MR AT ∆84355 KY DKRunout A
71-C-18910-3 MR AT ∆84356 KY DKRunout B
71C-20421-MOLabel A
71C-18910-MOLabel B
Vinyl pressings
by Dee Dee Warwick · 1971
Suspicious Minds was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
71C-20421-3 MR AT ∆84355 KY DKRunout A
71-C-18910-3 MR AT ∆84356 KY DKRunout B
71C-20421-MOLabel A
71C-18910-MOLabel B
71-C-20421-1 AT/DK wA-side Runout Etching
w Ƨ 71-C-18910-1 AT/DKB-side Runout Etching
71-C-20421LYA-side Label
71-C-18910LYB-side Label
71-C-20421 SP
71-C-18910 SP
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 6810First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Turkey | Atlantic 71503First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | UK | Atlantic 2091-092First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records 45-6810First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records 6810First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records 45-6810First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records 45-6810First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records 45-6810First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Not On Label 45-6810First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records 45-6810First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 104967", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 104967", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-68107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-68107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Suspicious Minds are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1971 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Turkey. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6810, released April 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6810, 6810, 2091-092, ATCO 6810) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 71C-20421-3 MR AT ∆84355 KY DK and 71-C-18910-3 MR AT ∆84356 KY DK. 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.