Vinyl pressings
by Wilson Pickett · 1970
Sugar Sugar / Cole, Cooke & Redding 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.
25 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 16 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-18143-1 LW W AT [SRC logo]Etched side A, except SRC logo stamped
A-18140-1 LW W AT [SRC logo]Etched side B, except SRC logo stamped
A-18143 SPLabel, side A
A-18140 SPLabel, side B
A-18143-II W LW ATRunout Side A
A-18040-II LW W ATRunout Side B
A-18143-PLMatrix Label Side A
A-18040-PLMatrix Label Side B
A-18040-MOLabel, side A
A-18143-MOLabel, side B
A-18143-MOLabel, side A
A-18143-1 LW W SRC ATA-side runout
MFG. BY "SPECIALTY RECORDS" SRC BACKING PLATEB-side runout
A-18143 SPA-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic AK-3592First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic AT. 2722First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Atlantic 650.198 / Atlantic 650 198First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.431First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Greece | Atlantic 2019008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45--2722First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Atlantic DT 1164First year7", Mono · Mono | 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Kenya | Atlantic ATK623First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-3592First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Nigeria | Atlantic 2091 005First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Philippines | Atlantic 45-2722First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Spain | Atlantic H-599 / Hispavox H-599First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.431First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.431First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Atlantic 2091-005First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of Sugar Sugar / Cole, Cooke & Redding are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2722.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2722, 2091-005, ATL-NP 03141, AK-3592) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-18143-1 LW W AT [SRC logo] and A-18140-1 LW W AT [SRC logo]. 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.
