Vinyl pressings
by Lou Rawls · 1969
Your Good Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
S45-72278-A1 IAMRunout A, variant 1
S45-71907-B2 IAMRunout B, variant 1
S45-72278-A1#3 △IAMRunout A, variant 2
S45-71907-B2 #3 △IAMRunout B, variant 2
2 S-45-72278-A-3: 2 ✲Side A runout
2 S-45-71907-A-3•• 3✲Side B runout
o S45 72278 2550 X5 #2Runout A
o S45 71907 2550 W3 #3Runout B
S45-72278Label A
S45-71907Label B
o S-45-72278-2550-W2 #1Runout A, etched
o S-45-71907-2550-W2Runout B, etched
S45-72278Label A
S45-71907Label B
2 S45-72278-A-3: 2 ✲Runout A, variant 2
2 S-45-71907-A-3••1✲Runout B, variant 2
S45-72278Label A
S45-71907Label B
S-45-72278-A-3- 2 ✲A-Side Runout Etching
S-45-71907-A-3- 2 ✲B-Side Runout Etching
S45-72278A-Side Label
S45-71907B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-8870First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Capitol Records 71907First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Capitol Records 2550First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Capitol Records 2C 006-80.123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Capitol Records 006-80 123First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 006-80 123 / Capitol Records 1 C006-80123First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Capitol Records CR-2381First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 006-80123 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records 2550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records P-2550First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records 2550First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records 2550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records 2550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records 2550First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Capitol Records CL 15611First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Your Good Thing are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records 2550.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2550, P-2550, CL 15611, CP-8870) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S45-72278-A1 IAM and S45-71907-B2 IAM. 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.
