Vinyl pressings
by B.J. Thomas · 1975
Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair) 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.
12 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
ABT-12121 V6817-5-2 RFS/WSSSide A Runout Etched (Variant 1)
ABT-12121 68185-2Side B Runout Etched (Variant 1)
ABT-12121 16817-5-2 RFS/WSS 1/TSide A Runout Etched (Variant 2)
ABT-12121 16818-5-2 RFS/WSSSide B Runout Etched (Variant 2)
ABT-12121 16817-S-1A RFS/WSS sssssRunout side A, Etched
ABT-12121 6818-S-1B RFS/WSS ssRunout side B, Etched
45-16817-SLabel side A
45-16818-SLabel side B
ABT-12121 16817-M -1A RFS/WSS ssA-Side Runout Etching
ABT-12121 16817-S-1A RFS/WSS ssssB-Side Runout Etching
45-16817-MSide A Label
45-16817-SSide B Label
ABC-4077-A2Stamped, Side A
ABC-4077-B2Stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Dot Records K-6125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Dot Records K-6125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Quality 2156XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | ABC Records ABC 22004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Dot Records K-6125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Hispavox 45-1281First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4077First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABP-12121First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABP-12121First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABP-12121First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABP-12121First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records SG-0005 / Mediterraneo SG-00057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Records ABP-12121.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABP-12121, ABC 4077, K-6125, 2156X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABT-12121 V6817-5-2 RFS/WSS and ABT-12121 68185-2. 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.
