Vinyl pressings
by Wilson Pickett · 1966
The Exciting Wilson Pickett was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
ST-A-66885-A LWB side runout, variant 1
ST-A-66886-A LWB side runout, variant 1
ST-A-66885-A LW RGA side runout, variant 2
ST-A-66886-A LW RGB side runout, variant 2
A-12417-B-RE MR AT △9438Runout side A, variant 1
A-12418-AA AT MR LW △9438-XRunout side B, variant 1
A-12417- B-RE MR AT △9438 WRunout side A, variant 2
A-12418- AA MR AT LW △9438-X WRunout side B, variant 2
12417Matrix, Side A
12418Matrix, Side B
W A-12417-F AT LWRunout, Side A
W A-12418-A AT LWRunout, Side B
ST-A-66885-A LWSide A runout, variant 1
S̷T̷-̷A̷-̷6̷6̷8̷8̷6̷-̷A̷ ST-A-66886A LWSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-66885-1ASide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-66886-1ASide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-66885-A A LW (MR) △9437Side A runout
ST-A-66886-A A LW (MR) △9437-XSide B runout
ST-A-66885Side A label
ST-A-66886Side B label
ST - A - 66885 - A A MR LW △9437 BARunout, Etched, A-Side
ST - A - 66886- AA MR LW △9437-X BARunout, Etched, B-Sides
["MR" within a circle]Runout, Stamped, A & B Sides
ST-A-66885Label, A-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Atlantic AL-32091First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8129 / Atlantic SD 8129(D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Atlantic 8129 / Atlantic AT 8129(C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Atlantic 8129 / Atlantic AT 8129(C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Atlantic SD 8129 / Atlantic ATL-SD 8129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Atlantic AL-32091 / Atlantic AL-32,091First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Atlantic 588029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 8129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 8129First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic ATLANTIC 8129 / Atlantic 8129First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 8129First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 8129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 8129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 8129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-6042ALP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ 558LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6042ALP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 866LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M144LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2231 / Atlantic MOVLP2231LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Atlantic 8129 / Atlantic RCV1 71276LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Analogue Productions APA-025 45 / Atlantic 812912", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2024 | US | Atlantic 8129 / Analogue Productions APA-025 4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 8129 / Atlantic 8129LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic 8129 / Atlantic SD 8129LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic SMAT 1003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 8129 / Atlantic SD8129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Atlantic ALA9004LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Taiwan | Bell Song Record SWL-1048LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8129LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8129LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8129LP, Album | LP, Album |
50 vinyl pressings of The Exciting Wilson Pickett are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1966 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 8129.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8129, 8129, ATLANTIC 8129, AT 8129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-66885-A LW and ST-A-66886-A LW. 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.
