Vinyl pressings
by Millie Jackson · 1972
My Man, A Sweet Man 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.
12 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
P.R.D SPR 1227A-1 (1083)-1-1Runout, side A, etched
P.R.D SPR 1227B-1 (1109)-1-111Runout, side B, etched
1083 2066 227Label side A
1109 2066 227Label side B
SPR 127A-(1083)Runout A
SPR127B (1109)Runout B
IAMRunout both sides
(1083) SPR 127ALabel A
SPR127A-[crossed out numbers](1013) MR △88813A-side runout
SPR 127B (1109) MR △88813-XB-side runout
SPR-127-A 1083 2066 227A-side label
SPR-127-B 1109 2066 227B-side label
SPR 127A-(1083)Runout A
SPR127A (1038-S)Runout B
(1083) SPR 127ALabel A
(1083) SPR 127A-SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Belgium | Polydor 2066 227First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | Polydor 2066 2277", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | Belgium | Polydor 2066 227 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | Polydor 2066 227First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Spring Records SPR 127First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2066 227First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | Spain | Polydor 20 66 227First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Mojo 2093-022First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Mojo 2093-0227", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1972 | UK | Mojo 2093-022First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Spring Records SPR 127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Spring Records SPR 127First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Spring Records SPR 127First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Spring Records SPR-127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | Southbound SEWS 7027", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | Southbound SEWS 7027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Polydor PRO-33317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Thailand | Not On Label SPR-1277", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
18 vinyl pressings of My Man, A Sweet Man are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Spring Records SPR 127, released July 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPR 127, SPR-127, 2093-022, 2066 227) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P.R.D SPR 1227A-1 (1083)-1-1 and P.R.D SPR 1227B-1 (1109)-1-111. 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.
