Vinyl pressings
by Otis Rush · 1969
Mourning In The Morning 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.
9 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 4 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-CTN-691549 - A LW AT WRunout side A
ST-CTN-691550 - B LW AT WRunout side B
ST-CTN-691549 PRLabel side A
ST-CTN-691550 PRLabel side B
ST CTN 691549-1A 1 CTH TSide A runout
ST-CTN-691550-2A 1 T o CTHSide B runout
ST-CTN-691549 - AA MR LW AT △13496 WSide A runout
ST-CTN-691550 - BB MR LW △13096-XAT WSide B runout
ST-CTN-691549 MOCenter Label Side A
ST-CTN-691550 MOCenter Label Side B
ST-CTN-691549 - A LW AT WSide one, runout, etched
ST-CTN-691550 - B LW AT WSide two, runout, etched
ST-CTN-691549 PRSide one, label
ST-CTN-691550 PRSide two, label
CTN-13009 PRSide A label
CTN-13010 PRSide B label
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 | France | Atlantic 921102 / Atlantic 921 102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Atlantic SMT 1078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Atlantic SMT 1078First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion SD 9006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion SD 9006First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion 9006First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion SD 9006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion SD 9006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Atlantic 588188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Cotillion 40 495 / Atlantic ATL 40495LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic ATL 40 495 / Atlantic SD 9006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-8573ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-8573ALP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5155LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2002 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5155LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Sundazed LP 5155LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Cotillion 40 495 / Atlantic ATL 40 495LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Mourning In The Morning are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, France, Japan. One of them is Cotillion SD 9006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 9006, 9006, 588188, 921102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-CTN-691549 - A LW AT W and ST-CTN-691550 - B LW AT 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.
