US
1973- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic 45-2982
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Stereo · SP - Specialty Records Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ST-A-24656-2Runout, side A
ST-A-24653-1Runout, side B
ST-A-24656 SPLabel, side A
ST-A-24653 SPLabel, side B
Vinyl pressings
by Roberta Flack · 1973
Jesse / No Tears (In The End) was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 15 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-24656-2Runout, side A
ST-A-24653-1Runout, side B
ST-A-24656 SPLabel, side A
ST-A-24653 SPLabel, side B
ST-A-24656-PLLabel Side A
ST-A-24653-PLLabel Side B
STA24656-3 PP
STA24653-3 PP
ST-A-24656-MOlabel side A
ST-A-24653-MOlabel side B
ST-A-24656-PLStereo side label
A-24656-PLMono side label
ST-A-24656 SPStereo Label
A-24656 SPMono Label
ST-A-24656-MOLabel, stereo side
A-24656-MOLabel, mono 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Unknown | Atlantic 45-2982First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Argentina | Atlantic 32088First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic 45-2982First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2982First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 10 373 / Atlantic No 10.373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic ATL 10 3737", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 373 / Atlantic ATL 10373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10373First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 20912347", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 2091234First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-2982First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-1258AFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | Mexico | Atlantic G-1269First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 10 373First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL 136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
29 vinyl pressings of Jesse / No Tears (In The End) are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2982, K 10415, 32088, AT 2982) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-24656-2 and ST-A-24653-1. 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.