Vinyl pressings
by Nina Simone · 1970
Gifted & Black was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
C-7705-A (MR) △14552Side A runout
7705-B RE1 [Artisan logo] (MR) △14552-X (2)Side B runout
7705-ASide A label
7705-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Canyon Records 7705 / Canyon Records LP-7705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Canyon Records 7705 / Canyon Records LP-7705First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Disques Vogue SLDRK 779LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Brazil | Beverly BLP-9042LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Brazil | AMC AMCPL 5239LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Polydor 2383 110LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Contempo-Raries VPL 1-4015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Contempo-Raries CRM 107LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Canyon Records LP-7705LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Canyon Records LP-7705LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Gifted & Black are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada. One of them is Canyon Records 7705.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7705) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-7705-A (MR) △14552 and 7705-B RE1 [Artisan logo] (MR) △14552-X (2). 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.
