Vinyl pressings
by Wilson Pickett · 1974
Pickett In The Pocket was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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.
APL1-0495-A-1 ■ STERLING RLSide A, variant 1, run-outs
APL1-0495-B-1 ■ STERLING RL ■ A1Side B, variant 1, run-outs
APL1-0495-A-2S ■ STERLING RL 11Side A, variant 2, run-outs
APL1-0495-B-2S ■ STERLING RL 11Side B, variant 2, run-outs
APL1 0495 - A - 1ELabel, side A
APL1 0495 - B - 1BLabel, side B
APL1-0495-A-1 STERLING RL 1̶ Λ4Λ2Runout, side A, etched
APL1 0495 B Λ1Λ3Runout, side B, stamped
APL1-0495A.Side A label
APL1-0495BSide B label
APL1-0495-A TXRunout, side A, stamped
APL1-0495-B TGRunout, side B, stamped
APL1-0495-ALabel, side A
APL1-0495-BLabel, side B
APL1-0495-A-1 [stamped "STERLING"] RL G A5Runout Etching, Side A
APL1-0495-B-1 [stamped "STERLING"] RL A1D1Runout Etching, Side B
APL1-0495-ASide A Label
APL1-0495-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0495First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Israel | RCA Victor APL1-0495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6243First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Mozambique | RCA Victor APL1-0495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-0495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-0495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor APL1-0495First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPVS-1513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Mozambique | RCA APL1-0495 / Atlantic APL1-0495LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Pickett In The Pocket are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-0495.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-0495, RCA-6243, LPVS-1513) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL1-0495-A-1 ■ STERLING RL and APL1-0495-B-1 ■ STERLING RL ■ A1. 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.
