Vinyl pressings
by Rita Coolidge · 1971
Rita Coolidge was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
SP 4481-M -Re (MR) △15611 △15611Side A runout etched, (MR) stamped
SP 4482-M (MR) △15611-XSide B runout etched, (MR) stamped
SP-4481Label side A
SP-4482Label side B
SP 4481 PRunout side A, variant 1
SP 4482 PRunout side B, variant 1
P SP 4481 P1 1 ARunout side A, variant 2
P SP 4482 -P1 ARunout side B, variant 2
T 1 SP 4481-T1-THVariant 1 Side 1 runout, etched
T 1 SP 4482-T1-THVariant 1 Side 2 runout, etched
T 1 SP 4481-T1-TH ⋀Variant 2 Side 1 runout, etched, ⋀ stamped
T 1 SP 4482-T1-TH ⋀Variant 2 Side 2 runout, etched, ⋀ stamped
SP 4481-M -Re (MR) △15611 △15611Side A runout etched, (MR) stamped
SP 4482-M (MR) △15611-XSide B runout etched, (MR) stamped
SP-4481Label side A
SP-4482Label side B
SP-4481Label Side A
SP-4482Label Side B
SP-4481Label Side A
SP-4482Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Brazil | A&M Records AM 2075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4291First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 64.291First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | A&M Records AML 101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML 934174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Philippines | A&M Records SP-4291First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | A&M Records AMC 2155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4291First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP 4291First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4291First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4291First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-3107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-3107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records L 34174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML 934174LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML 934174LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML 934174LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4291LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69806LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4291LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4291 / A&M Records SP-4291LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 69806LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4291LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
31 vinyl pressings of Rita Coolidge are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4291, released February 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4291, SP 4291, AMLS 2015, AM 2075) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 4481-M -Re (MR) △15611 △15611 and SP 4482-M (MR) △15611-X. 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.
