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Mose AllisonI Don't Worry About A Thing

Vinyl pressings

I Don't Worry About A Thing

by Mose Allison · 1962

13 pressings1 countrySoul-JazzJazzFunk / Soul

I Don't Worry About A Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of I Don't Worry About A Thing

4 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year. 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.

US

1962
Label and catalog number
Atlantic 1389
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

A-11883-A ATSide A, Variant 1

A-11884-A AT MSide B, Variant 1

A-11883-B AT MSide A, Variant 2

A-11884-A AT MSide B, Variant 2

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US

1962
Label and catalog number
Atlantic SD 1389
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ST-A-62405-ASide A

ST-A-62406-ASide B

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US

1962
Label and catalog number
Atlantic 1389Atlantic SD 1389
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · MGM Pressing
Runout / matrix

ST-A-622405-A AT1 block "S"Runout A, etched except "1" and block "S" stamps

ST-A-62406-A AT block "S"Runout B, etched except block "S" stamp

(ST-A-62405)Label A

(ST-A-62406)Label B

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US

1962
Label and catalog number
Atlantic 1389
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

A-11883-A ATSide A

A-11884-A AT MSide B

11883Side A Label

11884Side B Label

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

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1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962USAtlantic 1389First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1962USAtlantic 1389First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USAtlantic SD 1389First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962USAtlantic 1389 / Atlantic SD 1389First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966USAtlantic SD 1389LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974USAtlantic SD 1389LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1974USAtlantic SD 1389LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1975USAtlantic SD 1389LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2020s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021USThird Man Records MH-8256LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, MonoLP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
2022USModern Harmonic MH-8256 / Atlantic 1389LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
2022USAtlantic MH-8256 / Modern Harmonic MH-8256LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USAtlantic 1389LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USAtlantic SD 1389LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1I Don't Worry About A Thing2:17
  2. A2It Didn't Turn Out That Way2:41
  3. A3Your Mind Is On Vacation2:35
  4. A4Let Me See4:08
  5. A5Everything I Have Is Yours4:07
  6. B1Stand By4:56
  7. B2Idyll4:15
  8. B3The Well3:30
  9. B4Meet Me At No Special Place2:33
  10. B5The Song Is Ended2:34

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Don't Worry About A Thing are there?

13 vinyl pressings of I Don't Worry About A Thing are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1962 and 2022.

When was I Don't Worry About A Thing first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Atlantic 1389.

How do I tell if my copy of I Don't Worry About A Thing is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1389, SD 1389) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-11883-A AT and A-11884-A AT M. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Don't Worry About A Thing on vinyl worth?

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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