Vinyl pressings
by Andy Kim · 1974
Rock Me Gently was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 21 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.
81 681 A-1Side A, runout, stamped
81 681 B-1Side B, runout, stamped
1C 006-81 681 ASide A, label
1C 006-81 681 BSide B, label
81 681 A-1Side A, runout, stamped
81 681 B-1Side B, runout, stamped
1C 006-81 681 ASide A, label
1C 006-81 681 BSide B, label
SF 91319-1A-side runout, variant 1
SF 91 320-1B-side runout, variant 1
SF 91319-1 2 GDTA-side runout, variant 2
SF 91 320-1 1 GMGB-side runout, variant 2
S45-91319 Z-3 #3Side A Etched Runout Area
S45-91320 Z-3 #3Side B Etched Runout Area
· —<|Side A & B Stamped Runout Area
S45-91319A-side label
S45-91319 Z-1 3895 #4Side A etched runout area, variant 1
S45-91320 Z-1 3895 #4Side B etched runout area, variant 1
S45-91319 Z-1 3895 #2Side A etched runout area, variant 2
S45-91320 Z-1 3895Side B etched runout area, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-10537First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Belgium | Capitol Records 4C006-81681First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Capitol Records S7C-11.182First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1974 | Canada | Ice Records IC 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Ice Records IC 1-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | Canada | Ice Records IC 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Capitol Records 2C 008-81.681First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Capitol Records 2C 008-81.681First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Capitol Records 2C 008-81681 / Capitol Records 2C 008-81.681First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-81 681 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-81 681First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-81 681 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-81 681First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Guatemala | Capitol Records 3895First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C006-81681 / Capitol Records 3C 006 81681First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Capitol Records 3895First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | Capitol Records ECR-10590First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UK | President Records PT12-62012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Capitol Records CL 157877", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
38 vinyl pressings of Rock Me Gently are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1974 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany, UK, US, Barbados and more. One of them is Capitol Records 1C 006-81 681.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 006-81 681, CL 15787, 3895, P-3895) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 81 681 A-1 and 81 681 B-1. 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.
