Vinyl pressings
by Andraé Crouch & The Disciples · 1975
Take Me Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
LS-5637-A-RE1(2) [Artisan logo]Side A runout; variant 1
LS-5367-B-RE1 [Artisan logo] (2)Side B runout; variant 1
LS-5637-A-Re1 [Artisan logo] 22Side A runout; variant 2
LS-5367-B-Re1 [Artisan logo] 22Side B runout; variant 2
LS-5637-A-RE1(2) [Artisan logo] 3 #60Side A runout
LS-5367-B-RE1 [Artisan logo] (2) ARSide B runout
LS 7025-A-1Side A runout, stamped
LS 7025-B-1Side B runout, stamped
LS-5637-A-RE1(2)[Artisan stamp](3)Side 1, etched
LS-5637-B-RE1[Artisan stamp](2)(3)Side 2, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Light Records LS 5637 / Word Records Limited LS-5637-LPFirst yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1975 | Canada | Light Records LS 5637 / Word Records Limited LS-5637-LPFirst yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1975 | Sweden | Light Records LS 7025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Light Records LS 7025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Light Records LS 7025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Light Records LS 7025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Light Records LS-5637-LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Light Records LS-5637-LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Light Records LS 5637LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Light Records E1-60051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Intercord 160.084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Take Me Back are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Sweden. One of them is Light Records LS-5637-LP.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LS-5637-LP, LS 7025, LS 5637) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LS-5637-A-RE1(2) [Artisan logo] and LS-5367-B-RE1 [Artisan logo] (2). 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.
