Vinyl pressings
by Sam & Dave · 1968
I Thank You was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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-681431 - A LW AT RG WSide A runout
ST-A-681432 - A LW AT RG WSide B runout
STA-681431 PRSide A label
STA-681432 PRSide B label
ST A681431-1A CT 1 TRunout side A var. 1
ST A681432-1A CT 1 TRunout side B var. 1
ST-A-681431-1B CT 1 TRunout side A var. 2
ST-A-681432-1B CT 1 TRunout side B var. 2
ST-A-681431-AA AT △12557
ST-a_681432-AA AT △12557-X
ISide A runout, Stamped
ISide B runout, Stamped
STA-681431 2SSide A label
STA-681432 1SSide B label
ST-A-681431 - A LW AT RG WRunout side A
ST-A-681432 - A LW AT WRunout side B
STA-681431 PRLabel side A
STA-681432 PRLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933,108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL-SD 8205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic SD 8205 / Atlantic ATL-SD 8205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic SD 8205 / Atlantic ATS-ST 06015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 8205 / Atlantic SD 8205First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8205First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Atlantic 588154 / Atlantic 588 154LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP987 / Atlantic SD 8205LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Israel | Atlantic SD 8205LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic SMT-1049LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of I Thank You are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 8205, released October 25, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8205, 8205, SAL-933,108, ATL-SD 8205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-681431 - A LW AT RG W and ST-A-681432 - A LW AT RG W. 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.
