Vinyl pressings
by Solomon Burke · 1962
Cry To Me / I Almost Lost My Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.
45-A5844-21 AT *MR(in circle, reversed) △-41435 WA-Side runout, etched unless *stamped
45-A5845-21 *MR(in circle, reversed) △-41435-X WB-Side runout, etched unless *stamped
A-5844A-side label
A-5845B-side label
A5844-11 WRunout, side A, etched
A5845-11 WRunout, side B, etched
A-5844A-Side
A-5845B-Side
W 45-A-5844-2 ATA runout
W 45-A-5845-2 ATB runout
A-5844A label
A-5845B label
A-5844A-Side
A-5845B-Side
45-MSM-5730-1C U H OT 1A runout
45-MSM-5731-1C U H OT 1B runout
MSM.5730A label
MSM.5731B label
MSM 5730Label A
MSM 5731Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | London American Recordings HL-1928 / London Atlantic HL-1928First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Sweden | Atlantic 70.077First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLK 9512 / London Atlantic 45-HLK 9512First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings HLK 9512First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 45-2131First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 45-2131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 45-2131First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 45-2131First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic AT-21317", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic AT-21317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-21317", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Cry To Me / I Almost Lost My Mind are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Sweden. One of them is Atlantic 45-2131.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2131, 45-HLK 9512, HLK 9512, HL-1928) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-A5844-21 AT *MR(in circle, reversed) △-41435 W and 45-A5845-21 *MR(in circle, reversed) △-41435-X 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.
