US
1975- Label and catalog number
- Scepter Records SCE-12417
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo · Alternate Label Layout
Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Moore · 1975
Try To Hold On (Disco Version) 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.
2 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 2 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.
SCE-12417-AS sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ RLA etched, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
SCE-12417-BS sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ RLB etched, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
SCE 12417-ASA label
SCE 12417-BSB label
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 | Scepter Records SCE 12417First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Scepter Records SDT-1241712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1975 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12417First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Vogue 45.S. 14 0657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Scepter Records SCE-124177", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Scepter Records MA-14-S7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Scepter Records MAS-2007", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Scepter Records SCE-124177", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Scepter Records SCE 124177", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Scepter Records SCE-124177", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Scepter Records SDJ 124177", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Try To Hold On (Disco Version) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Canada. One of them is Scepter Records SCE-12417.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCE-12417, SCE 12417) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.