US
1974- Label and catalog number
- RCA APL1-0241
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · I = Indianapolis Pressing
- Runout / matrix
APL1-0241A-1 I - A1Side A runout, stamped
APL1-0241B-1 I - A1Side B runout, stamped
APL1-0241-ASide A label
APL1-0241-BSide B label
Vinyl pressings
by Nina Simone · 1974
It Is Finished was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
APL1-0241A-1 I - A1Side A runout, stamped
APL1-0241B-1 I - A1Side B runout, stamped
APL1-0241-ASide A label
APL1-0241-BSide B label
APL1-0241A-2 HSide A runout, stamped
APL1-0241B-2 HSide B runout, stamped
APL1-0241-ASide A label
APL1-0241-BSide B label
APL I 0241 A A1A3Side A
APL I 0241 B A1A3Side B
APL 1-0241ALabel Side A
APL 1-0241BLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor APL 1-0241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Israel | RCA Victor APL 1-0241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA 6245First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RCA APL 1-0241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | RCA APL 1-0241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | RCA APL1-0241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | RCA APL1-0241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | RCA APL 1-0241LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-0241LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | RCA APL1-0241 / RCA Victor APL1-0241LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | RCA APL 1-0241LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | RCA APL1-0241LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | USA, Canada & Europe | RCA APL 1-0241LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1632 / RCA MOVLP1632LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | RCA MOVLP1632 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1632LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of It Is Finished are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Israel and more. One of them is RCA APL1-0241.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-0241, APL 1-0241, RCA 6245) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL1-0241A-1 I - A1 and APL1-0241B-1 I - A1. 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.