US
1968- Label and catalog number
- ABC Records ABCS-657
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Laine · 1968
Take Me Back To Laine Country was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SYRX 3571-1GRunout side A
SYRX 3572-1GRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Brazil | Fermata FB-229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Sparton ABCS 657 / ABC Records ABCS-657First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Stateside SSL 10274First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Stateside SL 10274First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Stateside SL 10274LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABCS-657First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Ampar SML 932976 / Festival Records SML 932976LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | ABC Records IPS-70026LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | ABC Records IPS-70026LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | South Africa | ABC Records ABC 98LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Take Me Back To Laine Country are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada. One of them is ABC Records ABCS-657.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCS-657, SSL 10274, SL 10274, FB-229) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.