US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic 45-2527
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · SP - Specialty Pressing
- Runout / matrix
A-14586 SPA-Side Label
A-14061 SPB-Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Solomon Burke · 1968
Save It / Meet Me In Church 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.
11 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
A-14586 SPA-Side Label
A-14061 SPB-Side Label
w A-14586- 11 LW ATA-Side Runout Etching
w A-14061- 11 LW ATB-Side Runout Etching
A-14586-PLA-Side Label
A-14061-PLB-Side Label
A-14586-MOSide A label
A-14061-MOSide B label
A-14586-41 LW AT MRunout, etched, side A
A-14061-41 LW AT MRunout, etched, side B
A-14586-WMLabel, side A
A-14061-WMLabel, side B
A-14586-41A-Side Runout Etching
A-14061-41B-Side Runout Etching
A-14586-PLA-Side Label
A-145061-PLB-Side Label
A-14586 SPA-Side Label
A-14061 SPB-Side Label
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 | Germany | Atlantic ATL. 70.294 / Atlantic Atl. 70.294First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-NP-03068First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584204First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584204First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2527First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2527First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2527First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2527First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 2527First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2527First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2527First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Save It / Meet Me In Church are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Germany, Italy. One of them is Atlantic 45-2527.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2527, 2527, 584204, ATL. 70.294) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-14586 SP and A-14061 SP. 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.