Vinyl pressings
by Brook Benton · 1963
My True Confession / Tender Years was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
YW 25264 3 X-478Runout side A, var 1
YW 25267 3 X-477Runout side B, var 1
YW 25264 4 X-478Runout side A, var 2
YW 25267 3 X-477Runout side B, var 2
[YW 25264 3] S FRunout, side A, etched / [stamped]
[YW 25267 3] S FRunout, side B, etched / [stamped]
YW25264Side A Label
YW25267Side B Label
YW25264 6Side A Label etched
YW25267 5Side B Label etched
ZXYW 25264Side A Label
ZXYW 25267Side B Label
7XYW 25264 - 1N KTA-Side
7XYW 25267 - 1N KTB-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Mercury 72135XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Germany | Mercury MCF 127 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Mercury MCF 127 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Mercury 12 71047", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1963 | Japan | Mercury M-1068First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Mercury 129 202 MJFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Mercury 127 104 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Norway | Mercury 127 104 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Mercury AMT 1208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Mercury 72135First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Mercury 72135First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Mercury 72135First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Stardust URS 0277", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of My True Confession / Tender Years are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Mercury 72135, released June 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 72135, AMT 1208, 72135X, MCF 127 104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 25264 3 X-478 and YW 25267 3 X-477. 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.
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