Vinyl pressings
by Ray Charles · 1967
In The Heat Of The Night 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.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
M-32 MR[logo] △67781Side A Runout
TRC-320-A MR[logo] △67782Side B Runout
45-M-32Side A - Label
45-TRC-320-ASide B - Label
M-32 MM LWA-Side Runout Etching
MM TRC-320-A- LWB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-M-32A-Side Label
AMP 45-TRC 320-AB-Side Label
AMP 45-M-32Side A
AMP 45-TRC 320-ASide B
45AMP-M-32A
45-TRC 320 AB
45AMP-M-32A
45-TRC 320 AB
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 | Australia | Ampar MK-2312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Belgium | ABC Records 45-10970First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Sparton P 1623First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | ABC Records POP 1607First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Philips 320 074 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23933 / Columbia Stateside C 23 9337", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1967 | Germany | Columbia C 23933 / Stateside C 23933First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Philips 320 074 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Japan | ABC-Paramount HIT-1474First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Artone AP 25.632First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Festival Records MK 2312 / Ampar 10970First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | UK | His Master's Voice POP 1607First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | UK | His Master's Voice POP 1607First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | ABC Records 45-10970 / Tangerine Records 45-10970First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | ABC Records 45-10970First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 12867", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | ABC Records 45-109707", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Records 45-109707", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of In The Heat Of The Night are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is ABC Records 10970, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 10970, 45-10970, POP 1607, MK-2312) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M-32 MR[logo] △67781 and TRC-320-A MR[logo] △67782. 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.
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