Vinyl pressings
by Tyrone Davis · 1968
A Woman Needs To Be Loved 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.
14 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.
DAK-15621-1 1 W SRC AT LWEtched A-side runout
DAK-15620-1 1 AT SRC W LWEtched B-side runout
DAK-15620 SPA-side label
DAK-15621 SPB-side label
W DAK-15620- 21 (MR) AT △74085Runout, side A, etched
AT DAK-15621- 21 (MR) W △74085-XRunout, side B, etched
DAK-15620-MOSide A Label
DAK-15621-MOSide B Label
DAK-15620- 1 1 AT W LWSide A, Etched
DAK-15621- 1 1 AT W LWSide B, Etched
DAK-15620-PLLabel, Side A
DAK-15621-PLLabel, Side B
D AK -15621-1A CP pA side deadwax - stamped
D AK -15620-1B CP pB side deadwax - stamped
DAK-15621CPLabel A
DAK-15620CPLabel B
1452-AA Label
1452-BB Label
DAK-15621-1 1 W ATA-side runout
DAK-15620-1 1 AT WB-side runout
DAK-15621-PLA-Side Label
DAK-1562O-PLB-Side Labl
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 AK-2748First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | ATCO Records ACS 205.015First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic DAKAR 602XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic DAKAR 602XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Cotillion Ja 1968First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Dakar Records Dakar-1452First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Dakar Records 45-602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Dakar Records 45-602First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Dakar Records Dakar-1452First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Dakar Records 45-602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Dakar Records 45-602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Dakar Records 45-602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Dakar Records DAK 602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Dakar Records 45-602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 650 137 / Atlantic 6501377", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of A Woman Needs To Be Loved are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Dakar Records 45-602, released November 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-602, DAK 602, Dakar-1452, AK-2748) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DAK-15621-1 1 W SRC AT LW and DAK-15620-1 1 AT SRC W LW. 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.
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