US
May 1972- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic SD 1610
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · PR
- Runout / matrix
ST-A-722505-C AT/GP PRSide A runout
ST-A-722506 4 AT/GP PRSide B runout
ST-A-722505 PRSide A label
ST-A-722506 PRSide B label

Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Mann · 1972
Mississippi Gambler was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 8 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-722505-C AT/GP PRSide A runout
ST-A-722506 4 AT/GP PRSide B runout
ST-A-722505 PRSide A label
ST-A-722506 PRSide B label
ST-A-722505RISide A, label
ST-A-722506RISide B, label
ST-A-722505-CC ①V AT/GP (MR) △16981 (1) PRSide A runout
ST-A-722506 AA ②V AT/GP (MR) △16981-X (2) PRSide B runout
ST-A-722505-MOLabel side A
ST-A-722506-MOLabel side B
ST-A-722505-CCC-1 AT/GP PRSide A, runout, etched
ST-A-722506-AAA-1-11 AT/GP PRSide B, runout, etched
ST-A-722505RISide A, label
ST-A-722506RISide B, label
A-13969-A AT PRSide A runout
A-13970-A AT PRSide B runout
A-13969 PRSide A label
A-13969 PRSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD 1610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 385 / Atlantic SD 1610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Atlantic K 40385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-8246AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Atlantic SD1610 / Atlantic ATC 9411First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 40385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K40385First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SMAS-94488 / Atlantic SD 1610LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 1610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 1610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 1610LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 1610First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 1610First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Atlantic ATL 1044LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Mississippi Gambler are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1610, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1610, K 40385, K40385, ATL 40 385) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-722505-C AT/GP PR and ST-A-722506 4 AT/GP 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.