Vinyl pressings
by Otis Redding · 1965
I Can't Turn You Loose was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
VTL-9479- 21 (MR) AT LW Δ59517 WA side variant, etched, except (MR) stamped
VTL-9480- 21 (MR) AT LW Δ59517-X WB side variant, etched, except (MR) stamped
VLT-9479Label A
VLT-9480Label B
VLT-9479-11 AT WA-side
VLT-9480-11 AT WB-side
VTL-9479-1Runout etching, A side
VTL-9480-1Runout etching, B side
VLT-9479-1 AT B WSide A runout, variant 1
VLT-9480-1 AT B WSide B runout, variant 1
VLT-9479-1 AT LW WSide A runout, variant 2
VLT-9480-1 AT LW B WSide B runout, variant 2
VLT-9479-1 AT LW WSide A [Etched]
VLT-9480-1 AT LW WSide B [Etched]
VLT-9479Side A [Label]
VLT-9480Side B [Label]
VLT-9479 SPLabel A
VLT-9480 SPLabel B
VTL-9479-1 AT WA-side
VTL-9480-1 AT WB-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | VOLT V-130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Volt V-130First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Volt 45-130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Volt V-130First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | US | Volt 45-130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Volt 45-130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Volt V-130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Volt 45-130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Volt 45-130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | Canada | Volt 45-1307" | 7" |
| 1966 | Canada | Volt V-1307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Atlantic 5840307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Atlantic 5840307", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Atlantic 5840307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Atlantic 5840307", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of I Can't Turn You Loose are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US. One of them is Volt 45-130, released December 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-130, V-130) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VTL-9479- 21 (MR) AT LW Δ59517 W and VTL-9480- 21 (MR) AT LW Δ59517-X W. 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.
