Vinyl pressings
by Solomon Burke · 1962
Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits 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.
4 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 2 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-62411-A AT [block "S"]Label, Side 1 (etched, stamped [block "S"])
ST-A-62412-A AT 2 [block "S"]Label, Side 2 (etched, stamped [block "S"] "2")
A-11889-AEtched in runout A side
A-11890-AEtched in runout B side
A-11889-A AT WRunout A side
A-11890-A AT WRunout B side
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 | Canada | Atlantic 8067First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 8067First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 8067 / Atlantic SD 8067LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 8067First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 8067 / Atlantic SD 8067First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | London Atlantic HA-K 8018 / London Atlantic HAK.8018LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Atlantic 8067LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 8067LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8067LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 8067 / Atlantic SD 8067LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada. One of them is Atlantic 8067, released July 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-62411-A AT [block "S"] and ST-A-62412-A AT 2 [block "S"]. 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.
