Vinyl pressings
by Wilson Pickett · 1971
Don't Knock My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
ST-A-712361AAA-1-11 AT/GP PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-712362 AAA AT/GP PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-712361AAA-1-11 A AT/GP PR• DSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-712362 AAA-1 AT/GP PR DSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-712361AA (MR) AT/GP △16490 PR(Runout side A, variant 1)
ST-A-712362AA AT/GP (MR) △16490-X PR(Runout side B, variant 1)
ST-A-712361-MOSide A Label
ST-A-712362-MOSide B Label
ST-A-712361 A AT/GP PRRunout A-side
ST-A-712362 A AT/GP PRRunout B-side
ST-A-712361 PRLabel A-side
ST-A-712362 PRLabel B-side
ST-A-712361AAA-1 AT/GP D PR•Runout A
ST-A-712362AAA-1 AT/GP D PRRunout B
ST-A-712361RILabel A
ST-A-712362RILabel B
ST-A-712361A AT/GP PRA-side runout etching
ST-A-712362 A AT/GP PRB-side runout etching
ST-A-712361 PRSide A label
ST-A-712362 PRSide B label
A-13825-A X AT PRSide A runout etched
A-13826-A X PR ATSide B runout etched
A-13825 PRSide A Label
A-13826 PRSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 40.319 / Atlantic 40319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 40.319 / Atlantic 40319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 319 / Atlantic SD 8300First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 319 / Atlantic SD 8300First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8300LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8300First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8300First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic ST-94269 / Atlantic SD 8300LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic 8300First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8300LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8300First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8300First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Brazil | ATCO Records 2400 216LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Israel | Atlantic K40319LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Atlantic GX 01-549LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40319LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8300LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Don't Knock My Love are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, France, Germany. One of them is Atlantic SD 8300, released December 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8300, 8300, 40.319, ATL 40 319) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-712361AAA-1-11 AT/GP PR and ST-A-712362 AAA AT/GP 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.
