Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1974
Mighty Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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-743049-F 4 AS PR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔMSide A runout, variant 1
4 BS ST-A-743050-F MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔM ST-A-7̶̷4̶̷3̶̷0̶̷4̶̷9̶̷ PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-743049-G 4 2 AS (PR)P MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔMSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-743050 H PR 4 1 BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔMSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-743049-FF-RE 4 AS (MR) △18742(2) PR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔMRunout A, variant 1
ST-A-743050-FF-RE MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔM| ST-A-7̶4̶3̶0̶4̶9̶-R PR (MR) △18742-X(6) 4 BSRunout B, variant 1
ST-A 743049-FF-EX 4 AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. (MR) △18742(7) PRRunout A, variant 2
ST-A 743050-FF-RE MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. (MR)△18742-X(2) PR 4 BSRunout B, variant 2
ST-A-743049-MSSide A label
ST-A-743050-MSSide B label
ST-A-743049-CPSide A label
ST-A-743050-CPSide B label
ST-A-743049-FF-14 AS PR D MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔMRunout side A, variant 1
ST-A-743050-FF MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔM ST-A-7̶4̶3̶0̶4̶9̶-R PR 4 BSRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-743049-FFF+-1 4 -1111 AS PR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔMRunout side A, variant 2
ST-A-743050-FFF +-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔM 1-111 ST-A-7̶̷4̶̷3̶̷0̶̷4̶̷9̶̷-R PR 4 BSRunout side B, variant 2
ST-A-743049 SPSide A label
ST-A-743050 SPSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brazil | Atlantic ATLP-071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7296First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7296First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Atlantic 50.030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 030First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Israel | Atlantic K 50030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8441AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8441AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7296First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Peru | Atlantic ALT-7296First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Philippines | Atlantic SD 7296First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Taiwan | Giant TD-1367LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 50030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Mighty Love are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7296.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7296, K 50030, ATLP-071, 50.030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-743049-F 4 AS PR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔM and 4 BS ST-A-743050-F MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ΔM ST-A-7̶̷4̶̷3̶̷0̶̷4̶̷9̶̷ 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.
