Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1967
Try A Little Tenderness was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
SPC-1-3452-W-3 2Side A runout, variant 1
SPC-2-3452-X7 # 2Side B runout, variant 1
SPC-1-3452-X-4 3 *Side A runout, variant 2
SPC-2-3452-X7 #2 ∆ I AMSide B runout, variant 2
SPC-1-3452-W-3 2 ✲Side A runout etched, except 2 and ✲ stamped
SPC-2-3452-W-3 3 ✲Side B runout etched, except 3 and ✲ stamped
SPC1-3452Side A label
SPC2-3452Side B label
SPC1-3452A side label
SPC2-3452B side label
SPC-1-3452-W6#2 IAMA side
SPC-2-3452-W-3 3 ✲B side
PC-1-3452-P-4 1 ✲Runout A
PC-2-3452-P-4 1 ✲Runout B
PD1-3452Label A
PD2-3452Label B
SPC-1-3452-X-4* 2 ✲Side A
SPC-2-3452-X-4* 1 ✲Side B
SPD1-3452Label side A, between brackets
SPD2-3452Label side B, between brackets
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records SPC 3452First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records PC 3452First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records SPC 3452First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records PC 3452First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records SPC-3452First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records SPC-3452 / Capitol Records SPC3452First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records PC-3452First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records SPC 3452First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records SPC-3452 / Capitol Records SPC3452LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records SPC-3452LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Try A Little Tenderness are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records SPC 3452.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPC 3452, PC 3452, SPC-3452, PC-3452) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPC-1-3452-W-3 2 and SPC-2-3452-X7 # 2. 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.
