Vinyl pressings
by Roberta Flack · 1975
Feel Like Makin' Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 24 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-753319-E SPO-I SMI-I AT PR STERLINGSide A runout
ST-A-753320-E SPO-I SMI-I AT PR STERLINGSide B runout
ST-A-753319-SPSide A label
ST-A-753320-SPSide B label
ST-A-753319-BBB-11-11 AT D PR STERLINGRunout Side A (Variant 1, etched)
ST-A-753320-BBB-1 AT PR STERLING DRunout Side B (Variant 1, etched)
ST-A-753319-CCC-1-1111 AT PRC STERLINGRunout Side A (Variant 2, etched)
ST-A-753320-CCC-1-11 AT PRC STERLINGRunout Side B (Variant 2, etched)
ST-A-753319-BB [MR logo] AT △19698-(1) PR STERLINGSide A runout
ST-A-753320-BB [MR logo] AT △19698-X(2) PR STERLINGSide B runout
ST-A-753319-MOSide A label matrix
ST-A-753320-MOSide B label matrix
ST-A-753319-B AT PR STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
ST-A-753320-B AT PR STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-753319-BBB-11-111 AT PR STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
ST-A-753320-C AT PR STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
K.50049.A1 ARUNA-side, stamped/etched var.1
K.50049.B2B-side, stamped var.1
K.50049.A1 ARUNA-side, stamped/etched var.2
K.50049.B3 ARUNB-side, stamped/etched var.2
K.50049.A1 ARUN ΛRunout A-side stamped, ARUN etched
K.50049.B2 ∴Runout B-side stamped
K 50049 ALabel A-side
K 50049 BLabel B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Atlantic 14.155First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18131 / Atlantic SD-18131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Atlantic 3-17-404-015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Chile | Atlantic SD 18131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50049-YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 049 / Atlantic SD 18131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50049 YLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | Atlantic 2400 253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Atlantic SD 18131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Atlantic K 50049 / Atlantic SD 18131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-8473AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Atlantic WEA-10546LP, Album | LP, Album |
41 vinyl pressings of Feel Like Makin' Love are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18131.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18131, K50049, 14.155, 3-17-404-015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-753319-E SPO-I SMI-I AT PR STERLING and ST-A-753320-E SPO-I SMI-I AT PR STERLING. 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.
