Vinyl pressings
by Cowboy Junkies · 1988
The Trinity Session was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 5 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.
8568-1-R-A ➁ CR TLC-P GGSide A runouts
8568-1-R-B ➃ CR TLC-P GG "Simon Less Lives!"Side B runouts
8568-1-R-ASide A label
8568-1-R-BSide B label
COOK 011 A1 MPORunout, etched, side A, variant 1
COOK 011 B1 MPORunout, etched, side B, variant 1
COOK 011 A1 MPORunout, etched, side A, variant 2
COOK 011 B2 MPORunout, etched, side B, variant 2
COOK 011 A2 NS MPORunout, side A
COOK 011 B2 MPORunout, side B
COOK 011-ALabel, side A
COOK 011-BLabel, side B
8568-1-R-A EMWSide A, etched
8568-1-R-B EMWSide B, etched
STERLINGBoth Sides, stamped
8568-1-R-ASide A, label
A-1 ᐉ H. 8568-1-R-A STERLINGRunout A, variant 1
A-1 ᐉ H. 8568-1-R-B STERLINGRunout B, variant 1
A-2 ᐉ H. 8568-1-R-A STERLINGRunout A, variant 2
A-2 ᐉ H. 8568-1-R-B STERLINGRunout B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australasia | RCA Victor APL1 6062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | RCA Victor 8568-1-R / RCA Victor 8568 1 RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Latent Recordings Latex 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 70140 / RCA PL 88568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Cooking Vinyl COOK 011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Cooking Vinyl COOK 011First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Cooking Vinyl COOK 011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | RCA 8568-1-RFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | RCA 8568-1-RFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Brazil | RCA Victor 150.7004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | RCA PL88568LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | RCA PL88568 / BMG PL88568LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | RCA PL88568 / BMG PL88568LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Italy | RCA PL 88568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Mexico | RCA Victor LA-857LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | RCA 5C PL-88568LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1997 | US | Classic Records RTH 8568 / RCA RTH 8568LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1999 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 080LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 1999 | UK & Europe | RCA 74321 183561 / BMG 74321 183561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1999 | US | Classic Records RTH 8568 / RCA RTH 8568LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1999 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 080 / RCA 74321 183561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Classic Records RTH-8568-4512", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2009 | US | Classic Records RTH-8568 / RCA RTH-8568LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2009 | US | Classic Records RTH-8568 / RCA RTH-8568LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APP 072LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2017 | Canada | RCA 88985398961 / Latent Recordings 88985398961LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1070 / RCA MOVLP1070LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Canada | RCA 88985398961 / Latent Recordings 88985398961LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2017 | US | RCA MOVLP1070 / Latent Recordings MOVLP1070LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | USA & Europe | RCA MOVLP1070 / Latent Recordings MOVLP1070LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
32 vinyl pressings of The Trinity Session are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1988 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Canada, UK, US, Australasia and more. One of them is RCA Victor 8568-1-R.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8568-1-R, Latex 5, COOK 011, APL1 6062) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8568-1-R-A ➁ CR TLC-P GG and 8568-1-R-B ➃ CR TLC-P GG "Simon Less Lives!". 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.
