Vinyl pressings
by Roberta Flack · 1973
Killing Me Softly 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.
59 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 29 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-732915-A AT PRSide A runout etched - Variant 1
STA-732916D ATGP PRSide B runout etched - Variant 1
ST-A-732915-A AT PRSide A runout etched - Variant 2
ST-A-732916-J PRSide B runout etched - Variant 2
ST - A -732915 - AA AT △18148(1) PREtched, side A runout variant 1
STA- 732916 D D-RE ATGP △18148-X (9) PREtched, side B runout variant 1
MR (in a circle)Stamped, A & B runouts variant 1
ST-A-732915-HH-EX [MR stamped in circle] AT △18195 (5) PREtched/stamped, side A runout variant 2
ST-A-732915-H AT PR-SHSide A runout
ST-A-732915-J PR-SHSide B runout
ST-A-732915 LYSide A label
ST-A-732916 LYSide B label
ST-A-732915-H AT PR-SPSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-732916-K PR-SPSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A- 732915- H AT 0-1 PR-SPSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-732916-K PR-SPSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-732915-A AT PR CA-LAVariant 1: Side A - Runout
ST-A-732916-L PR-SHVariant 1: Side B - Runout
ST-A-732915-A AT CJ PR CA-LAVariant 2: Side A - Runout
ST-A-732916-L PR-SHVariant 2: Side B - Runout
ST-A-732915-A I IIII PRC ATSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-732916- j jj - I PRCSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-732915-A-I-II AT PR-CA-LA DSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-732916--I D PR-CA-LASide B runout, variant 2
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 | Angola | Atlantic SD 7271First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Argentina | Atlantic 50-14.079First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7271First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7271 / Atlantic SD-7271First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7271 / Atlantic SD-7271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | Atlantic SD 7271 / Continental ATLP - 055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Colombia | Atlantic WEA-10511First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Ecuador | Atlantic WEA - 3000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Europe | Atlantic K 50021 / Atlantic SD 7271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 50 021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 50 021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 021 / Atlantic SD 7271First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 021First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 720LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Portugal | Atlantic ATL 50021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Atlantic 50021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Brazil | Atlantic 80.018LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Korea | Atlantic ATL 19154LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Rhino Records SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2011 | US | Rhino Records SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | Europe | Atlantic 8122 79776 8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Atlantic SD 7271 / Analogue Productions APA 054-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 208705LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SD 7271 / Atlantic SD-7271LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Colombia | Atlantic SD-7271LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 021 / Atlantic 50 021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 021 / Atlantic SD 7271LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 021 / Atlantic SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 021 / Atlantic SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 021 / Atlantic SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 021 / Atlantic SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 021 / Atlantic SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50021 / Atlantic SD-7271LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 021 / Atlantic SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Atlantic 50 021 / Atlantic SD 7271LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
122 vinyl pressings of Killing Me Softly are listed here, from 35 countries, released between 1973 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, Angola and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7271.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7271, QD 7271, K 50021, WEA-10511) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-732915-A AT PR and STA-732916D ATGP PR. 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.
