Vinyl pressings
by Rita Coolidge · 1979
Satisfied was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 17 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-4781-A-P3-A+M TML-M -XSide A runout etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped
SP-4781-B P1 TML-MSide B runout etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped
SP-4781-ASide A label
SP-4781-BSide B label
S SP-4781-A-S 1 TML-MSide A runout etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped
S SP-4781-B S1 TML-MSide B runout etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped
T1 SP-4781-A- T2Side A runout etched, exc. TML-MX stamped, variant 1
2T SP-4781-B -TH3 - A&M TML-M-SSide B runout etched, exc. TML-M stamped, variant 1
T1 SP4781-AT-1 TML-MX A 7Side A runout etched, exc. TML-MX stamped, variant 2
T1 SP-4781-B-T5 TML-M A 7Side B runout etched, exc. TML-M stamped, variant 2
AMLH 64781 A2Side 1 runout (stamped)
AMLH 64781 B2Side 2 runout (stamped)
SP-4781-A-INTSide 1 runout (etched)
SP-4781-B-INTSide 2 runout (etched)
AMLH 64781 A2 TML-M [Trumpet] SP-4781-A-INT. DSide A runout, etched and stamped
AMLH 64781-B-2 ⋀Side B runout, etched and stamped
AMLH 64781-ASide A label
AMLH 64781-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | A&M Records 8697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records L 37025 / A&M Records L-37,025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Barbados | A&M Records SP-4781First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 63350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4781LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64781 / A&M Records AMLH64781First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 37025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | A&M Records SP-4781First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Portugal | A&M Records 1PSP 4781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | A&M Records SP-4781First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLH 64781 / A&M Records SP-4781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220040 / A&M Records SP 4781LP, Album | LP, Album |
25 vinyl pressings of Satisfied are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4781.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4781, AMLH 64781, 8697, L 37025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-4781-A-P3-A+M TML-M -X and SP-4781-B P1 TML-M. 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.
