Vinyl pressings
by Otis Redding · 1969
Love Man 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.
24 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 12 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.
ST-C691587 - AA-MO LW AT MR △ 13325 WSide A runout
ST-C691588 - AA-MO LW AT MR △ 13325-X WSide B runout
ST-C-691587-MOSide A label
ST-C-691588-MOSide B label
ST-C-691587 - A P LW AT WSide A runout
ST-C-691588 - A P LW AT WSide B runout
ST-C-691587 PRSide A label
ST-C-691588 PRSide B label
ST-C-691587-CTH-1A sf o T1Side A runout, variant 1
ST-C-691588-CTH-1A sf o T1Side B runout, variant 1
ST-C-691587-CTH-1B sf A14 o T1Side A runout, variant 2
ST-C-691588-CTH-1B sf B10 o T1Side B runout, variant 2
ST A691587-2A CTH T F 3Side A runout variant 1
S T C691588-1A P 3Side B runout variant 1
ST A691587-2A \ CTH T X P B-3Side A runout variant 2
S T C691588-1A P 3 DSide B runout variant 2
ST-C-691587 - A LW AT PRSide A runout
ST-C-691588 - A LW AT PRSide B runout
ST-C-691587 PRSide A label
ST-C-691588 PRSide B label
ST-C‒691587 ‒ A LW AT RG WRunout side A
ST-C-691588 - A LW AT RG WRunout side B
ST-C-691587 PRLabel side A
ST-C-691588 PRLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Atlantic AL-33,450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933,450First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP 605.026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Atco Records SD 33-289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | ATCO Records 3034 / ATCO Records ATCO-3034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Atco Records SD 33-289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 078 / Atlantic SD 33-289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 06042 / Atlantic ATS-ST 06042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Atlantic ATCO SD 33-289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-933450 / Atlantic SAL-933,450First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Spain | Atlantic HAT 421-37 / Hispavox HATS 421-37First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Spain | Atlantic HAT 421-37 / Hispavox HAT (S) 421-37First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 33-289First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Advance, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Atco Records SD 33-289First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Chile | Atco Records SD 33-289LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | ATCO Records 40078 / ATCO Records ATCO-40078LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | ATCO Records P-6150A / Atlantic P-6150ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | ATCO Records P-6150A / Atlantic P-6150ALP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1977 | France | ATCO Records 40078 / ATCO Records 40 078LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | ATCO Records R1 724963 / ATCO Records 081227827250LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono, All Media, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono, All Media, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atco Records SD 33-289LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | ATCO Records 40078LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | ATCO Records 40 078 / ATCO Records 40078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Atco Records 503 034LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | ATCO Records 40 078 / ATCO Records 40078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | ATCO Records 40078 / ATCO Records 40 078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | ATCO Records 40078 / ATCO Records 40 078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atco Records 40078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | ATCO Records 216006LP | LP |
| ? | Mexico | Atlantic ATS - 12 / Atlantic ATS-12LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Sam Wha Record Co. L-175LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-895LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40078 / ATCO Records K 40078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
43 vinyl pressings of Love Man are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1969 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Atco Records SD 33-289, released June 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-289, 33-289, 228 025, CED ATCO 3034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C691587 - AA-MO LW AT MR △ 13325 W and ST-C691588 - AA-MO LW AT MR △ 13325-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.
