Vinyl pressings
by Otis Redding · 1972
The Best Of Otis Redding was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 10 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-C-712111G AT-GP PRSide A runout etched, variant 1
ST-C-712113G AT/GP PRPSide B runout etched, variant 1
ST-C-712114 H AT/GP (PR)PSide C runout etched, variant 1
ST-C-712112G AT/GP PRPSide D runout etched, variant 1
ST-C-712111-MOSide A label
ST-C-712112-MOSide D label
ST-C-712113-MOSide B label
ST-C-712114-MOSide C label
ST C712111-1A 1TxSide A runout
ST C712112-1A 1TxSide D runout etched
ST C712113-1A 1TxSide B runout etched
ST C712114-1A 1TxSide C runout etched
ST-C-712111 RISide A label
ST-C-712112 RISide D label
ST-C-712113 RISide B label
ST-C-712114 RISide C label
C-13575-B AT PRRunout Side A
C-13577-B AT PRRunout Side B
C-13578-B AT PRRunout Side C
C-13576-B AT PRRunout Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATLP 023 / ATLP 024 / Continental ATLP 023 / ATLP 024First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | ATCO Records 2SA 801First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | France | ATCO Records 60 016 / ATCO Records (SD 2-801)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | France | ATCO Records 60 016 / ATCO Records SD 2-801First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | France | ATCO Records 60 016 / ATCO Records SD 2-801First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 016First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 016First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Israel | Atlantic K 60016First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | ATCO Records SD 2-801LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Italy | Atlantic K 60016 (SD 2-801)First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 2-801First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-5049~50AFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-5049~50ALP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 60016First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 60016First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Atlantic K 60016LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | ATCO Records SD 2-801LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | ATCO Records SD 2-801LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records 2SA 801LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records 2SA 801LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records 2SA 801LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records 2SA 801LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records 2SA 801LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 60 016LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 60 016LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 60 016LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 60 016LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 60 016LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 60 616 / Atlantic SD 2-801LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Atlantic ATL 60 016LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | France | ATCO Records 60 016 / ATCO Records SD 2-801LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| ? | France | Atlantic ATL 60 016LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | ATCO Records 60 016 / ATCO Records (SD 2-801)LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
81 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Otis Redding are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 2-801.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 2-801, 2-801, K 60016, ATLP 023 / ATLP 024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-712111G AT-GP PR and ST-C-712113G AT/GP PRP. 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.
