Vinyl pressings
by Roberta Flack · 1972
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 17 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-722451AAA-1-11 AT/GP PRRunout A, Variant 1
ST-A-722452-AAA-1-11 AT/GP PRRunout B, Variant 1
ST-A-722451-CCC-1-III AT/GP PR DRunout A, Variant 2
ST-A-722452 AAA-1-III AT/GP PR DRunout B, Variant 2
ST-A-722451RIA Side Label
ST-A-722452RIB Side Label
ST-A-722451AAA-1-11 AT / GP PRA Side Etch
ST-A-722452-BBB-1-11 AT / GP PRB Side Etch
ST-A-722451B AT/GP PRRunout A, Variant 1
ST-A-722452C AT/GP PRRunout B, Variant 1
ST-A-722451A AT/GP PRRunout A, Variant 2
ST-A-722452A AT/GP PRRunout B, Variant 2
ST-A-722451A AT/9P 0-2 SRC PR (SP)3Side A Runout Variant 1
ST-A-722452A SM AT/9P 0-2 SRC PR (SP)3Side B Runout Variant 1
ST-A-722451-C AT/9P PR SP 0-1 SM 1-3Side A Runout Variant 2
ST-A-722452-D SRCSide B Runout Variant 2
ST-A-722451AA ③ AT/GP (MR) △16886 (3) PRVar. 1 - A Side Runout
ST-A-722452 AA ③ AT/GP (MR) △16886-X (3) PRVar. 1 - B Side Runout
ST-A-722451-CC ② AT/GP (MR) △16886 PRVar. 2 - A Side Runout
ST-A-722452CC ② AT/GP (MR) △16886-X PRVar. 2 - B Side Runout
S ST-A-722451B CSM AT/GP PR (CO-SM)Runout A
S ST-A-722452B CSM AT/GP PR (CO-SM)Runout B
ST-A-722451-CSMLabel A
ST-A-722452-CSMLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7216 / Atlantic SD-7216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Atlantic ATLP-007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic 40 380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic SD 7216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 380 / Atlantic SD 7216First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 380 / Atlantic SD 7216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Greece | Atlantic 2400225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Israel | Atlantic SD 7216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-8254AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Mexico | Atlantic GX 01-564 / Gamma GX 01-564First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic P-6453ALP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2491 / Atlantic SD 7216LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SD 7216LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7216LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic K40380LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Mexico | Atlantic GX 01-564 / Gamma GX 01-564LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7216LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40380 / Atlantic K40380LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K40380 / Atlantic K 40380LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7216LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7216LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7216LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7216LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
60 vinyl pressings of Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1972 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7216, released May 6, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7216, 7216, K40380, ATLP-007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-722451AAA-1-11 AT/GP PR and ST-A-722452-AAA-1-11 AT/GP 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.
