Spain
1967- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic H/154Hispavox H-154
- Format
- 7", Single, 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
H-154-A-3Runout, side A, machine stamped
H-154-B-3Runout, side B, machine stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Percy Sledge · 1967
When A Man Loves A Woman was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1967, the album's first year. 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.
H-154-A-3Runout, side A, machine stamped
H-154-B-3Runout, side B, machine stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Spain | Atlantic H/154 / Hispavox H-154First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Old Gold OG 94967", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | UK | Old Gold OG 94967", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Old Gold OG 94967", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Unknown | Atlantic PRO3117", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc |
| 1987 | Europe | Atlantic 114267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Atlantic 786 746-0 / Atlantic YZ 96 (T)12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Europe | Atlantic 786 746-012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Europe | Atlantic 11 4267", Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | France | Atlantic 114267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | Atlantic YZ 96 / Atlantic 11 4267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Atlantic 786 746-012" | 12" |
| 1987 | Germany | Atlantic YZ 96 / Atlantic 114267", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | Atlantic 786746-012", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Ireland | Atlantic YZ 967", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1987 | Ireland | Atlantic YZ 967", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UK | Atlantic A72217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Atlantic 114267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Atlantic YZ96 (T) / Atlantic YZ 96 (T)12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
38 vinyl pressings of When A Man Loves A Woman are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1967 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Spain. One of them is Atlantic H/154.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use H/154) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H-154-A-3 and H-154-B-3. 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.