Vinyl pressings
by Ray Charles · 1967
In The Heat Of The Night / Yesterday 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.
7 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AMP-45-M-32-T1 - 9-10-67Runout Groove Side A
ABC-595-A-4-T1 - 9-10-67Runout Groove Side B
AMP-45-M-32/T1Stamped Label A
ABC-595-A-4/T1Stamped Label B
AMP-45-M-32-T1 9-10-67Runout area side A
ABC-595-A-4-T1 9-10-67Runout area side B
AMP-45-M-32/T1Label side A
ABC-595-A4/T1Label side B
AMP-45-M-32-T1 - 9-10-67Side A, runout, etched
ABC-595-A-4-T1 - 9-10-67Side B, runout, etched
AMP-45-M-32/T1Side A, label
ABC-595-A-4/T1Side B, label
AMP-45-M-32-T1 - 9-10-67Runout side A
ABC-595-A-4-T1 - 9-10-67Runout side B
AMP-45-M-32/T1Label side A
ABC-595-A4/T1Label side B
AMP-45-M-32-T1 - 9-10-67Side A, runout, etched
ABC-595-A-4-T1 - 9-10-67Side B, runout, etched
AMP-45-M-32/T1Side A, label
ABC-595-A-4/T1Side B, label
AMP-45-M-32-T1 - 9-10-67Runout A side
ABC-595-A-4-T1 - 9-10-67Runout B side
AMP-45-M-32/T1Label A
ABC-595-A4/T1Label B
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 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2111 / ABC Records MQ 2111First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2111First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1967 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2111First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2111First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2111First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2111 / ABC Records MQ 2111First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1967 | Spain | ABC-Paramount H 241 / Hispavox H 241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone MQ 21117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | Stateside 3C 006-91395 M7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | ABC-Paramount H 241 / Hispavox H 2417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of In The Heat Of The Night / Yesterday are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1967 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Italy, Spain. One of them is La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2111.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MQ 2111, H 241) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMP-45-M-32-T1 - 9-10-67 and ABC-595-A-4-T1 - 9-10-67. 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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