Vinyl pressings
by Fontella Bass · 1965
Rescue Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 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.
14114 [MR logo] △58476A side runout, variant 1
13779 [MR logo] △58475B side runout, variant 1
14114 [MR logo] △58476A side runout, variant 2
[MR logo] △58475B side runout, variant 2
14114A-Side Runout Etching
13779B-Side Runout Etching
14114A-Side Label
13779B-Side Label
14114 14114Side A Runout
13779 13779Side B Runout
14114Side A Label
13779Side B Label
14114Runout, side A, etched
13779Runout, side B, etched
14114Label Side A
13779Label Side B
14114Side A label
13779Side B label
14114Label side A
13779Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Chess CH 054First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Canada | Checker CH-1120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Chess International AR 45.188First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Chess C1020First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | UK | Chess CRS.8023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Chess CRS.8023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Chess CRS 8023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1120First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1120First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1120First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1120First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1120First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Checker 1120First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Checker 11207", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Chess 6145 0097", Reissue, Stereo | 7", Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Chess 6145 0097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | Chess 6145 0097", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records D-26427", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records D-26427", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records D-26427", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records D-26427", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Old Gold OG 94127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | UK | Old Gold OG 98447", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ABC Records 1022-26427", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Chess 6145 0097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chess 6145 0097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Chess 6145 0097", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Checker 11207", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Checker 11207", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Chess 90047", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Goldies 45 D-26427", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC/Dunhill Records D-26427", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Checker 11207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Checker 11207", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
43 vinyl pressings of Rescue Me are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Checker 1120, released September 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1120, CRS.8023, CRS 8023, CH 054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 14114 [MR logo] △58476 and 13779 [MR logo] △58475. 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.
