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.
23 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 15 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.
W A-13804- A LW ATRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
[SRC Logo] W A-13805- 1 LW ATRunout, side B, etched, except [stamped], variant 1
W [SRC Logo] A-13804- A LW ATRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
W [SRC Logo] A-13805- 1 LW ATRunout, side B, etched, except [stamped], variant 2
A-13804-A II LW AT WSide A
A-13805- II LW AT WSide B
A-13804-PLLabel Side A
A-13805-PLLabel Side B
A-13804-MOLabel side A
A-13805-MOLabel side B
A-13804-A II LW AT WSide A runout - etched
A-13805- II LW AT WSide B runout - etched
A-13804-PLSide A label
A-13805-PLSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2490XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 650.090First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Atlantic 650.090First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70 272 / Atlantic Atl. 70.272First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70 272 / Atlantic Atl. 70.272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-2490First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-2490First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Atlantic 2490First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-2266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Atlantic N-28-25First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Atlantic ATT 401 / Atlantic 45-2490First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Atlantic H 309 / Hispavox H 309First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Turkey | Atlantic 68.527First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-24907", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
24 vinyl pressings of Take Time To Know Her are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Barbados, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2490, released February 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2490, 584177, AK-2266, AT 2490X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W A-13804- A LW AT and [SRC Logo] W A-13805- 1 LW AT. 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.
