US
August 1968- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic SD 1506
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · MO - Monarch Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ST-A-681297-MOSide A label
ST-A-681298-MOSide B label
Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Harris · 1968
Plug Me In 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.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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-681297-MOSide A label
ST-A-681298-MOSide B label
ST-A-681297- BA̶ LW AT WSide A, Etched
ST-A-681298-A̶B LW AT WSide B, Etched
(ST-A-681297)Side A label
(ST-A-681298)Side B label
ST-A-681297 - A Er AT WRunout A, etched
ST-A-681298 - AEr AT WRunout B, etched
ST-A-681297Label A
ST-A-681298Label B
CT ST-A-681297-2B / c T D1A runout stamped (B, /, T etched)
CT ST-A-681298-2B I c T N4B runout stamped (I, T, N4 etched)
CT ST-A-681297-2A T CVSide 1 - Variant
CT ST-A-681298-2B / o T N6Side 2 - Variant
A-12805 -B𝙰̶ CΛ AT RG WSide A Etched
A-12806 -B𝙰̶ EΛ AT RG WSide B Etched
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 1506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL-SD 1506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 1506First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1506First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 1506First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1506LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Get On Down GET52731LP / Atlantic GET52731LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | Atlantic SD 1506LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1506LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1506LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1506LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Plug Me In are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Atlantic SD 1506, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1506, 1506, ATL-SD 1506) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-681297-MO and ST-A-681298-MO. 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.