Vinyl pressings
by Millie Jackson · 1973
It Hurts So Good was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SPR 5706 A -1A ─◁ STERLINGRunout side A (variant 1
SPR 5706 B -1A #2 ─◁ STERLINGRunout side B (variant 1
SPR 5706 A -1A #2 ─◁ STERLINGRunout side A (variant 2
SPR 5706 B -1A #3 ─◁ STERLINGRunout side B (variant 2
SPR 5706 A-1-1-1 SW PR DSide A etched
SPR 5706 B-1-1-1 SW PR DSide B etched
SPR-5706-A-1B STERLING RL 22Side A
SPR-5706-B-1B STERLING RL 22Side B
SPR 5076 ASide A Label
SPR 5076 BSide B Label
SPR 5706 A -1C △18177(1) MR STERLINGRunout A etch; MR stamp, STERLING stamp
SPR 5706 B -1C △18177-X(1) MR STERLINGRunout B etch; MR stamp, STERLING stamp
SPR 5076 ALabel A
SPR 5076 BLabel B
SPR 5706 A -1A -------◄ STERLINGRunout Side A, Etched (except STERLING, Stamped)
SPR 5706 B -1A#2 -------◄ STERLINGRunout Side B, Etched (except STERLING, Stamped)
SPR 5076 AMatrix Side A, On Label
SPR 5076 AMatrix Side B, On 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Spring Records SPR 5706First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2391 091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2391 091First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2391 091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | Polydor 2391 091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Spring Records SPR 5706 / Spring Records 2391 091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Spring Records SPR 5706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Spring Records SPR 5706First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | Spring Records SPR 5706 / Spring Records SPR-5706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Spring Records SPR 5706 / Spring Records 2391 091First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1973 | US | Spring Records SPR 5706 / Spring Records 2391 091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Spring Records SPR 5706 / Spring Records 2391 091First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Polydor MP 2347LP | LP |
| 1974 | Japan | Polydor MP 2347LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Polydor 2488 767LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | Southbound SEW 019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Southbound SEW 019 / Spring Records SEW 019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | UK | Southbound SEW 019 / Spring Records SEW 019LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2391 091LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of It Hurts So Good are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada, Germany, Philippines. One of them is Spring Records SPR 5706.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPR 5706, 2391 091) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPR 5706 A -1A ─◁ STERLING and SPR 5706 B -1A #2 ─◁ STERLING. 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.
