Vinyl pressings
by Wilson Pickett · 1968
Hey Jude / Search Your Heart 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.
12 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
w A-15760 - 2 SRC LW ATA-Side Runout
w A-15761 - 2 LW AT SRCB-Side Runout
A-15760 SPLabel side A
A-15761 SPLabel side B
CP A-15760-1A pA side deadwax - stamped
CP A-15761-1A pB side deadwax - stamped
A-15760CPA side label
A-15761CPB side label
W A - 15760 - 1 3 LW ATRunout A, var. 1
W A - 15761 - 1 3 LW ATRunout B, var. 1
W A - 15760 - 1 2 LW ATRunout A, var. 2
W A - 15761 - 1 3 LW ATRunout B, var. 2
A-15760-22 MR Δ74306 AT LWRunout side A
A-15760-23 MR Δ74306-X AT LWRunout side B
A-15760-MOLabel side A
A-15761-MOLabel side B
W A-15760- 1 [16068] LW Ⓢ ATA side runout [mirrored in brackets]
W [16076] A-15761 - 1 LW ATB side runout [mirrored in brackets]
A-15760 LYLabel side A
A-15761 LYLabel side B
A - 15760 - 22 (MR) LW Δ74306 AT WSide A runout
A - 15761 - 23 (MR) LW AT Δ74306-X WSide B runout
A-15760-MOSide A label
A-15761-MOSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2737First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Barbados | Atlantic 45-2591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Atlantic 25021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-NP 03095First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-NP 03095First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.345First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2591First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic A-2591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2591First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 2591First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2591X7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 650 132 / Atlantic 650 1327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 650132 / Atlantic 650 1327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic AT 25917", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 640007", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Atlantic 5842367", Single | 7", Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Hey Jude / Search Your Heart are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1968 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Barbados, Greece and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2591, released December 4, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2591, A-2591, 2591, AK-2737) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, w A-15760 - 2 SRC LW AT and w A-15761 - 2 LW AT SRC. 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.
