Vinyl pressings
by Wilson Pickett · 1973
Wilson Pickett's Greatest Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 7 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-722687 AAA-1 AT GP D PRSide A runout, etched
ST-A-722688AAA-1-11 AT1GP D PRSide B runout, etched
ST-A-722689AAA-1 ATGP PR DSide C runout, etched
ST-A-722690-AAA-1 AT/GP PR DSide D runout, etched
ST-A-722687-MOA-Side Label
ST-A-722688-MOB-Side Label
ST-A-722689-MOC-Side Label
ST-A-722690-MOD-Side Label
ST-A-722687 PRSide A Label
ST-A-722688 PRSide B Label
ST-A-722689 PRSide C Label
ST-A-722690 PRSide D Label
ST-A-722687 A AT/GP PRA-side runout etching
ST-A-722688A AT/GP PRB-side runout etching
ST-A-722689A AT/GP PRC-side runout etching
ST-A-722690-A AT/GP PRD-side runout etching
A-14163-A AT PRLabel side one
A-14164-A AT PRLabel side two
A-14165-A AT PRLabel side three
AT-14166-A AT PRLabel side four
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATLP 036/7 / Continental ATLP 036/7First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic 2SA-501First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic 2SA-501First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | Atlantic 2SA-501First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 60 038First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 60 038First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 038First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 038First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 038 / Atlantic SD 2-501First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 2400227LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 2400227First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Israel | Atlantic K 60038LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 60038First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 2-501First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 2-501First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic 2SA-501LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic 2SA-501LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 038LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-501LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-501LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-501LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
27 vinyl pressings of Wilson Pickett's Greatest Hits are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1973 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 2-501, released January 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 2-501, 2-501, K 60038, ATLP 036/7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-722687 AAA-1 AT GP D PR and ST-A-722688AAA-1-11 AT1GP D PR. 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.
