Vinyl pressings
by James Carr · 1968
A Man Needs A Woman 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.
7 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.
GW 3002 SA Bell Sound BestwaySide A stamped
GW 3002 SB-R Bell Sound XA4Side B stamped
3002-SA-BWSide A label
3002-SB-BWSide B label
GW 3002 MA BellSound (MR) △12186 2-26-68Runout A
GW 3002SB-R BellSound (MR) △12186-X 7-3-68Runout B
3002-SALabel A
3002-SBLabel B
GW3002SA Bell SoundSide A stamped
GW3002SB-R Bell SoundSide B stamped
(3002SA)Side A label
(3002SA)Side B label
GW3002-MA¹ Bell Sound sƒA-side runout
GW3002-MB-R Bell Sound sƒB-side runout
S1 3002-R-MA-BWA-side label
S2 3002-R-MB-BWB-side label
SBLL 113 A-1 GRunout side A
SBLL 113 B-1 GRunout side B
SBLL.113ALabel side A
SBLL.113BLabel 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 | Goldwax Records GW 3002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Bell Records SBLL 113First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Bell Records MBLL 113First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Goldwax Records GW - 3002 / Goldwax Records GW 3002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Goldwax Records GW-3002 / Goldwax Records GW 3002First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Goldwax Records GW-3002 / Goldwax Records GW 3002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Goldwax Records GW-3002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | Goldwax Records VG 3004LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Goldwax Records GW 3002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2001 | US | Goldwax Records GW 3002LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2003 | UK | Kent Soul KEND 215LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Royal Solid Gold Series GR 3001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of A Man Needs A Woman are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Goldwax Records GW - 3002, released September 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GW - 3002, GW-3002, SBLL 113, MBLL 113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GW 3002 SA Bell Sound Bestway and GW 3002 SB-R Bell Sound XA4. 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.
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