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Aretha Gospel vinyl value

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$20
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3 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2016-or-later pressing. The 1983 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Oct 27, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Aretha Franklin — Aretha Gospel: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2016 DOLDOS666HEuropeReissue, 180gfrom $20
5 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1983 ChessCH-91521USReissue, Blue Labels
2016 RumbleRUM2011125LPEurope—
2019 GeffenB0029471-01USLimited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2019 Geffen00602577280757WorldwideReissue, Remastered
Undated ChessCH-91521USReissue, Mono

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

6 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1983First released 1968; our table starts at 1983 (Chess, US). A copy older than 1983 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants1983 US: Reissue, Blue Labels; 2019 US: Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered; Undated US: Reissue, Mono. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.
Reissues, 2016+2 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1983 US pressing it reads “CH 8500A [encircled TR] CR 12/83 ▣-G-▣ G 2” on side one and “CH 8500B G [encircled TR] 12/83 ▣-G-▣” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1968 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of Aretha Gospel is worth the most?

Original 1968 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1983 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 1983 “Reissue, Blue Labels” and the 2019 “Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1983 US pressing the runout reads “CH 8500A [encircled TR] CR 12/83 ▣-G-▣ G 2”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Aretha Gospel worth today?

Sellers ask from $20 for the later pressings we have quotes on (eBay, Oct 27, 2026). The 1983 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

Not sure which pressing you have? Photograph the label and RecordScout names it, then shows a current value range for its condition.

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