Vinyl pressings
by Percy Sledge · 1966
It Tears Me Up / Heart Of A Child was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 8 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.
A-10313 - 21 AT ("MR" Monarch press logo) Δ63676 WRunout A, etched
A-10853 - 21 LW AT ("MR" Monarch press logo) Δ63675 WRunout B, etched
A-10313Label A
A-10853Label B
A-10313-11 AT WRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
A-10853-11 AT WRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
A-10313-11 LW AT WRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
A-10853-11 LW AT WRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
A-10313-1 AT WRunout side A
A-10853-1 AT WRunout side B
A-10313Label side A
A-10853Label side B
A-10313Label, side A
A-10853Label, side B
A-10313Label, side A
A-10853Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Atlantic AK-1555First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2358XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | Atlantic 650031First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70 187 / Atlantic Atl. 70.187First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Atlantic 584 055First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-1555First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70 187First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70 187First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 45-2358First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 45-2358First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 45-2358First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 45-2358First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 45-2358First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 45-2358First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Italy | Atlantic 90190x45 / Atlantic AT 90190x457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of It Tears Me Up / Heart Of A Child are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2358.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2358, AK-1555, AT 2358X, 650031) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-10313 - 21 AT ("MR" Monarch press logo) Δ63676 W and A-10853 - 21 LW AT ("MR" Monarch press logo) Δ63675 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.
