Vinyl pressings
by Nat Adderley · 1969
Calling Out Loud 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.
11 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
3033-1 VAN GELDERRunout groove side A, etched/stamped
3034-2 VAN GELDERRunout groove side B, etched/stamped
SP-3033Center label side A
SP-3034Center label side B
3033 MR VAN GELDER △12951Side A runout
30343034-2 VAN GELDER △12951-X 1-3-69Side B runout
SP-3033Side A label
SP-3034Side B label
2033 △12952Side A Etched
2034 1-13-69 △12952-XSide B Etched
(MR) VAN GELDERBoth sides, Stamped
LP-2033Label Side A
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 | Germany | A&M Records 212 064 / CTI Records 212 064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | A&M Records AML 317 / CTI Records AML 317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | A&M Records AML 317First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | South Africa | A&M Records AMC 2071First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | Spain | A&M Records HDAS 371-32 / CTI Records HDAS 371-32First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | A&M Records AMLB 51203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 947 / CTI Records AMLS 947First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP-3017 / CTI Records SP-3017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 3017 / CTI Records SP-3017First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP-3017 / CTI Records SP-3017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records LP-2017 / CTI Records LP-2017First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | South Africa | A&M Records SP-3017LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3819 / CTI Records C25Y3819LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | A&M Records AMLB 51203 / A&M Records AMLB 51.203LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Calling Out Loud are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3017, SP 3017, LP-2017, AMLB 51203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3033-1 VAN GELDER and 3034-2 VAN GELDER. 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.
