Vinyl pressings
by Percy Sledge · 1969
My Special Prayer 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.
10 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 6 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-12164-1 LW W AT SP SRCA side etched runout
A-15881-1 LW W AT SP SRCB side etched runout
A-12164 SPA side label
A-15881 SPB side label
A-12164 - IL LW W ATRunout A etched
A-15881 - IL LW AT WRunout B etched
A-12164-PLLabel A
A-15881-PLLabel B
A-12164-MOLabel, side A
A-15881-MOLabel, side B
A-12164 SP
A-15881 SP
MX29731A
MX29732B
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 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2805First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Barbados | Atlantic 8146First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2594XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-2805First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Atlantic H 432 / Hispavox H 432First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 45-2594First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 45-2594First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 45-2594First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 45-2594First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 45-2594First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of My Special Prayer are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2594.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2594, AK-2805, 8146, AT 2594X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-12164-1 LW W AT SP SRC and A-15881-1 LW W AT SP SRC. 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.
