Vinyl pressings
by Otis Redding · 1969
(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher 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.
20 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 13 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-69-C-16747 - 1 SRC LW AT RG WA-Side Runout
ST-69-C-16753 - 1 AT LW SRC RG WB-Side Runout
ST-69-C-16747 SPA-Side Centre Label
ST-69-C-16753 SPB-Side Centre Label
ST-69-C-16753 - 11 AT LW WA Side Runout
ST-69-C-16747 - 11 LW AT WB Side Runout
ST-69C-16753-PLA Side Label
ST-69C-16747-PLB Side Label
ST-69-C-16753 - 11 AT LW WA Side Runout
ST-69-C-16747 - 11 LW AT WB Side Runout
ST-69C-16753-MOA Side Label
ST-69C-16747-MOB Side Label
ST-69-C-16747 SPA-Side Centre Label
ST-69-C-16753 SPB-Side Centre Label
226002-A1Side A
226002-B1Side B
226002-A1Side A
226002-B1Side 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 | Argentina | Atlantic 1064004First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1969 | Australia | Atlantic AK-3168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | ATCO Records 6700First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | ATCO Records ATCO-174 / ATCO Records ATCO 174First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | ATCO Records ATCO-174First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | ATCO Records ATCO-174First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.393First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Greece | Atlantic 255 009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | Atlantic DT-1125First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Atlantic DT-1125First year7", Mono · Mono | 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Atlantic 6700First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Portugal | Atlantic N-28-70First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Atlantic H 497 / Hispavox H 497First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.393First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | ATCO Records 226002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-NP 031347", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | ATCO Records 45-67007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
22 vinyl pressings of (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6700.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6700, 226002, 1064004, AK-3168) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-69-C-16747 - 1 SRC LW AT RG W and ST-69-C-16753 - 1 AT LW SRC RG 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.
