Vinyl pressings
by Percy Sledge · 1968
Take Time To Know Her 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.
16 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 9 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.
CSG-A-681243-AA AT Δ11762 WRunout A Side
CSG-A-681244-AA AT Δ11762-X WRunout B Side
CSG-A-681243-MOLabel A Side
CSG-A-681244-MOLabel B Side
CSG-A 681243-1A CTSide A runout
CT CSG-A-681244-1A ITSide B runout
CSG-A-681243CTSide A Label
CSG-A-681244CTSide B Label
CSG-A-681243-C LW AT WRunout A
CSG-A-681244-D AT LW WRunout B
CSG-A-681243Center Label A
CSG-A-681244Center Label B
CSG-A-681243-1S 1Side A runout
CSG-A-681243-1S 1Side B runout
CSG-A-681243Side A label
CSG-A-681244Side B label
CSG-A-681243-CB LW AT WRunout side A, etched
CSG-A-681244-D AT LW WRunout side B, etched
CSG-A-681243Side A Label
CSG-A-681244Side B Label
CSG-A-681243-2S IRunout A, variant 1
CSG-A-681244-2S IRunout B, variant 1
CSG-A-681243-3S I + A1Runout A, variant 2
CSG-A-681244-3S A1 I +Runout B, variant 2
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-932,929First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Barbados | Atlantic SC 8180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SC 8180First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic SC 8180 / Atlantic ATL-SC 8180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic SD 8180 / Atlantic ATS-ST 06010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Kenya | Atlantic SD 8180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-932,929First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SC 8180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SC 8180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SC 8180First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SC 8180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SC 8180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SC 8180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL-SC 8180LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SC 8180 / Atlantic SD 8180LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Take Time To Know Her are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SC 8180.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SC 8180, SAL-932,929, SD 8180, ATC 9120) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CSG-A-681243-AA AT Δ11762 W and CSG-A-681244-AA AT Δ11762-X 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.
