US
January 1973- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic SD 1635
- Format
- LP, Album · PR
- Runout / matrix
ST-A-722671B At/GP PRSide A runout etched
ST-A-722672A At/GP PRSide B runout etched
ST-A-722671 PRSide A label
ST-A-722672 PRSide B label
Vinyl pressings
by Yusef Lateef · 1973
Hush 'N' Thunder 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.
9 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 5 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-722671B At/GP PRSide A runout etched
ST-A-722672A At/GP PRSide B runout etched
ST-A-722671 PRSide A label
ST-A-722672 PRSide B label
ST-A-722671BB V Re A714 Δ17580(2) PRSide A Runout Etched
ST-A-722672AA A141 Δ17580-X(1) PRSide B Runout Etched
MR(circled)Both sides Stamped
ST-A-722671-MOSide A Label
ST-A-722671BBB-I-II AT/GP PRSide A Runout Etched
ST-A-722672AAA-I-II AT/GP PRSide B Runout Etched
ST-A-722671-RISide A Label
ST-A-722672-RISide B Label
ST-A-722671BB V Re A714° (MR) △17580(2) PRSide A runout etched [(MR) stamped]
ST-A-722672AA A141 (MR) △17580-X(1) PRSide B runout etched [(MR) stamped]
ST-A-722671-MOSide A label
ST-A-722672-MOSide B label
A- 14147 PRLabel side A
A- 14148 PRLabel side B
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 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 472 / Atlantic SD 1635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Atlantic K 40472 (SD 1635)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Atlantic K 40472LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9450First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 1635First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1635LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1635First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1635 / Atlantic 95035LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1635LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1635LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Hush 'N' Thunder are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1635, released January 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1635, 1635, ATL 40 472, K 40472 (SD 1635)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-722671B At/GP PR and ST-A-722672A At/GP 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.