Vinyl pressings
by Joe Tex · 1965
Hold What You've Got was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 2 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.
A-12165-C AT WRunout Side A, Variant 1, etched
A-12166-C AT WRunout Side B, Variant 1, etched
A-12165-C 4 AT [block-shaped S] WRunout Side A, Variant 2, etched / stamped
A-12166-C 4 AT [block-shaped S] WRunout Side B, Variant 2, etched / stamped
ST A-64641-B -3 AT [block-shaped "S"] W [underlined]Runout, Side A
ST A-64642-A -3 AT [block-shaped "S"] W [sideways]Runout, Side B
ST-A-64641Label, Side A
ST-A-64642Label, Side B
ST-A-64641Label, side A
ST-A-64642Label, side B
A-12165-IS ISide 1 runout, etched
A-12166-IS ISide 2 runout, etched
(12165)Side 1 label
(12166)Side 2 label
A-12166-C AT WScribed Side A
A-12165-C AT WScribed Side B
12165Label Side A
12166Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Atlantic 8106 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Atlantic AT. 8106First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8106 (D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Atlantic 8106First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Atlantic 8106First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Atlantic SD 8106 / Atlantic 8106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Atlantic SD 8106First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Atlantic AT 8106First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Atlantic SD 8106 / Atlantic ATL-SD 8106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic AS 128 012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-6169ALP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 869LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Atlantic 588130LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Atlantic 588130LP | LP |
14 vinyl pressings of Hold What You've Got are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada. One of them is Atlantic 8106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8106, SD 8106, AT 8106, 8106 (C)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-12165-C AT W and A-12166-C AT W. 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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