Vinyl pressings
by Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn · 1971
Lead Me On was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year. 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.
7-12872 2 E7 C TSide A runout, variant 1
7-12873 2 E7 C TSide B runout, variant 1
7 12972 E7 12A T1Side A runout, variant 2
7 12973 E7 2 DT1Side B runout, variant 2
7-12972 E5 2Side 1
7-12973 E5 2Side 2
7 12972 E1 1Side A runout, variant 1
7 12973 E3 1Side B runout, variant 1
7-12972 E7
7-12973 E7
DL 7-5326-A 3972Runout A
DL 7-5326 B 3972 66Runout B
7-12972Label A
7-12973Label B
7 12972 E5 2 IIISide A Runout
7 12973 E5 2Side B Runout
7-12972Side A Label
7-12973✤Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Decca DL 75326 / Decca R122486LP, Album, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Decca DL 75326First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Decca DL 75326First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Decca DL 75326 / Decca ST-94325LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Decca DL 75326First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Decca DL 75326First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Decca DL 75326First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS 5652LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Decca DL 7-5326 / Decca DL 75326LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 5652LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Decca DL 75326LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Decca DL 75326LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-9 / MCA Coral MCA-9LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-9LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-9LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 75326LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Decca DL 75326LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Decca DL 75326 / Decca R122486LP, Album, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition |
18 vinyl pressings of Lead Me On are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1971 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US. One of them is Decca DL 75326.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 75326) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-12872 2 E7 C T and 7-12873 2 E7 C T. 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.
