Vinyl pressings
by Otis Redding · 1968
The Immortal Otis Redding was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 15 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 C681291-1A CT O̲ T DIIRunout side A Variant 1
ST C681292-1B CT o T D6Runout side B Variant 1
ST C681291-1A / CT O̲ T W3Runout side A Variant 2
ST C681292-1B I CT O̲ T C2Runout side B Variant 2
ST-C-681291-A-A LW AT MR △11943 RG WRunout A
ST-C-681292-A-A LW AT MR △11943-X RG WRunout B
ST-C-681291-MOLabel side A
ST-C-681292-MOLabel side B
ST-C-681291 - A LW AT RG WA-side runout
ST-C-681292 - A LW AT RG WB-side runout
ST-C-681291A-side matrix on label
ST-C-681292B-side matrix on label
o S T C681291-1E ᴘ CP A2Runout, Side A, Stamped
o S T C681292-1D ᴘ CP B7Runout, Side B, Stamped
o S T C681291-1E ᴘ CP 2Runout, Side A, Stamped (Variant 2)
o S T C681291-1E ᴘ CP 2Runout, Side A, Stamped (Variant 2)
ST-C-681291 1E CPA-side matrix on label
ST-C-681292 1D CPB-side matrix on label
C-12799-A LW AT WA-side matrix
C-12800-A C LW AT WB-side matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-932 970 / Atlantic SMX27750First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AL-32,970First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Barbados | ATCO Records SD 33-252First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP 605.014First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | ATCO Records 503011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | ATCO Records ATCO 3011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | ATCO Records ATCO-503011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | ATCO Records ATCO-503011 / ATCO Records 503 011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | ATCO Records SD 33-252 / ATCO Records ATCO-SD 33-252First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | ATCO Records SD 33-252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 06004 / ATCO Records SD 33-252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 06004 / ATCO Records SD 33-252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 33-252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | Atlantic SMT 1037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-743LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1972 | France | ATCO Records 40292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | France | ATCO Records 40292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | ATCO Records P-6111ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 40019LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1974 | Germany | ATCO Records 40292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Yugoslavia | ATCO Records 40292 / Suzy 40292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Portugal | Atlantic LP-S-39-31LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | ATCO Records 40292 / ATCO Records 40 292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | ATCO Records R1 627557 / ATCO Records 081227907563LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2020 | US | ATCO Records R1 627557 / ATCO Records 081227907563LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 2022 | US | ATCO Records R1 627557 / ATCO Records 081227907563LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2022 | US | ATCO Records R1 627557 / ATCO Records 081227907563LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 33 - 252LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | ATCO Records ATCO-40292 / ATCO Records 40292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | ATCO Records 40292 / ATCO Records 40 292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | ATCO Records 40 292LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | ATCO Records 40292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | ATCO Records SD 33-252LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Mozambique | Atlantic ATC 9118LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 33-252LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 33-252LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 33-252LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
60 vinyl pressings of The Immortal Otis Redding are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1968 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-252, released July 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-252, 33-252, 588 113, 587 113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST C681291-1A CT O̲ T DII and ST C681292-1B CT o T D6. 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.
