Vinyl pressings
by Wilson Pickett · 1967
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 8 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.
A-11024-2 AT WA side runout, variant 1
A-10306-1 AT WB side runout, variant 1
A-11024-11 CT AT WA side runout, variant 2
A-10306-11 AT WB side runout, variant 2
A-11024-1 AT [SRC Logo] WScribed Side A
A-10306-2 AT [SRC Logo] WScribed Side B
A-11024 SPLabel Side A
A-10306 SPLabel Side B
A-11024- CP- 1B pA side deadwax - stamped
A-10306- CP- 1A pB side deadwax - stamped
A-11024-CPA side label
A-10306-CPB side label
A-11024 SPLabel, side A
A-10306 SPLabel, side B
A-11024-22 LW (MR) AT △65065 WRunout A
A-10306-22 LW (MR) AT △65071 WRunout B
A-11024-MOLabel A
A-10306-MOLabel B
A-11024-MOLabel, side A
A-10306-MOLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Argentina | Atlantic 45-2381First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | Atlantic AK-1682First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Atlantic AT. 2381XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.203First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK 1682 / Atlantic 45-2381First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.203First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Atlantic 584101First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Atlantic 584101First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2381First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2381First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2381First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2381First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 45-2381First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Everybody Needs Somebody To Love are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2381.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2381, 584101, AK-1682, AT. 2381X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-11024-2 AT W and A-10306-1 AT W. 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.
