Vinyl pressings
by Roberta Flack · 1970
Chapter Two was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-A-701967-A LW AT aB PR WRunout side A
ST-A-701968-A LW AT aB PR WRunout side B
ST-A-701967 PRLabel side A
ST-A-701968 PRLabel side B
ST.A.701967 - A LW AT aB WSide A runout, Var.1, etched
ST.A.701968-A 1-X LW AT aB WSide B runout, Var.1, etched
ST-A-701967-A LW AT aB WSide A runout, Var.2, etched
ST-A-701968-A SM-X-1-11 LW AT aB WSide B runout, Var.2, etched
ST.A.701967-A LW AT aB WRunout side A
ST.A.701968-A LW AT aB WRunout side B
ST-A-701967 LYLabel Side A
ST-A-701968 LYLabel Side B
ST-A-701967B3 MO AT WBRunout Side A, Variant 1
ST-A-701968 -DD-REPL. IR AT/GP △15043-X(IR) PRRunout Side B, Variant 1
ST-A-701967-B3 MO (MR) AT △15043 WB WRunout Side A, Variant 2
ST-A-701968-B3 MO-RE (MR) △15043-X (3) AT WB WRunout Side B, Variant 2
ST.A.701967-A A̶T̶ GP PR WSide A runout
ST.A∙701968-A A̶T̶ GP PR WSide B runout
(ST-A-701967 PR)Side A label
(ST-A-701968 PR)Side B label
STA 701967 2S
STA 701968 1SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic SD 1569 / Atlantic SD-1569First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic SD 1569 / Atlantic SD-1569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1569 / Atlantic SD. 1569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1569First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Atlantic 940062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 1569First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-60First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Atlantic 2400 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 1569First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1569First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1569LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1569First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1569First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1569 / Atlantic SW-93790LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic P-6450ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Russia | Atlantic SF70002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1569LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1569LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K40097 / Atlantic K 40097LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1569LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1569LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1569LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
48 vinyl pressings of Chapter Two are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1970 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1569.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1569, 1569, 2400 023, 940062) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-701967-A LW AT aB PR W and ST-A-701968-A LW AT aB PR W. 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.
