Vinyl pressings
by Roberta Flack · 1974
Feel Like Makin' Love / When You Smile was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 13 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 26799-29 SP 1-3 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRunout side A etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped)
ST-A-27800-1 SP 1-1 ATRunout side B etched
ST-A-26799 SPLabel side A
ST-A-27800 SPLabel side B
ST-A-26799-LYSide A Label:
ST-A-27800-LYSide B Label:
STA-16799-1 [STERLING]Runout, Side A, Etched, Except [Stamped] (Version 1)
ST-A-27800-6 PP ATRunout, Side B, Etched, Except [Stamped] (Version 1)
ST-A 26799° - 30 [STERLING]Runout, Side A, Etched, Except [Stamped] (Version 2)
ST-A-27800-6 PP ATRunout, Side B, Etched, Except [Stamped] (Version 2)
ST-A-26799-L9Side A, variant 1
ST-A-27800-1Side B, variant 1
ST-A-26799-Z9 SP 1-2 STERLINGSide A, variant 2
ST-A-27800-1 [SRC logo] ATSide B, variant 2
ST-A26799-33-Re △94725 STERLINGA-side runout
ST-A-26800-8 (MR) AT △94726-XB-side runout
ST-A-26799-MOLabel Side A
ST-A-27800-MOLabel Side B
ST-A-26799 RILabel Side A
ST-A-27800 RILabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Angola | Atlantic ATS 624First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Argentina | Atlantic 32.216First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic 45-3025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATCS 10.083First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3025First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | El Salvador | Atlantic 45-3025First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3025First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-1320AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Kenya | Atlantic ATK 675First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Mexico | Atlantic G-1347First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL163First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Peru | Atlantic ALT 3025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3025First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3025First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Atlantic 20012437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | atlantic ATS 6247", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-30257", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
26 vinyl pressings of Feel Like Makin' Love / When You Smile are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Japan, Angola, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3025, 45-3203, P-1320A, ATS 624) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A 26799-29 SP 1-3 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ and ST-A-27800-1 SP 1-1 AT. 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.
