Vinyl pressings
by Wilson Pickett · 1970
Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
AT X DK A - 19711 - 2Runout, side A, etched
AT W DK A - 19709 1Runout, side B, etched
A-19711-PLLabel side A
A-19709-PLLabel side B
A-19711-MOSide A label
A-19709-MOSide B label
A-19711-4 1-1371 [SRC Logo] AT W ATSide A runout
A-19709-4 1-1971 AT W DK [SRC Logo]Side B runout
A-19711 SPSide A label
A-19709 SPSide B label
A-19711-1 AT DK XRunout, side A, etched, Variant 1
A-19709-1 AT DK LWRunout, side B, etched, Variant 1
A-19711-12 AT DK XRunout, side A, etched, Variant 2
A-19709-11 AT DK LW WRunout, side B, etched, Variant 2
A-19711 SPA-side Label
A-19709 SPB-side Label
A-19711-1 20622 AT DK XRunout Side A
AT DK (Ƨ) A-19709-2 30622Runout Side B
A-19711LYLabel side A
A-19709LYLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic 45-2781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-2781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Zambia | Atlantic ATS 532First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-2781First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2781First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2781First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2781First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2781First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2781First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2781First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic 45-2781First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic AT 27817", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 650 218 L7" | 7" |
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 6502187", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70.467 / Atlantic Atl. 70.4677", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Atlantic 45-27817", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-27817", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
28 vinyl pressings of Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Jamaica, Australia, Zambia. One of them is Atlantic 45-2781, released December 18, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2781, ATS 532) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AT X DK A - 19711 - 2 and AT W DK A - 19709 1. 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.
