Vinyl pressings
by George Benson · 1989
Tenderly was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 10 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.
1-25907-A-RE1-SR1Side A Runout Etched
1-25907-B-RE1-SR2Side B Runout Etched
TML-M SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Side A/B Runout Stamped
LGXB 6862 A
LGXB 6862 B
MX304007 25907-1 MF 1Side A runout hand etched
MX304008 25907-1 MF 2Side B runout hand etched
MX304007Side A label
MX304008Side B label
R/S Alsdorf 925907-1-AA-side runout stamped
R/S Alsdorf 925907-1-BB-side runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25907-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.8099 / Warner Bros. Records 759925907-1/2/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 59071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 907-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925907-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925907-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1659First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25907 / Warner Bros. Records 9 25907-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Warner Bros. Records W1-25907 / Warner Bros. Records 9 W1-25907LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Uruguay | Warner Bros. Records 25907 / 80160First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records 35014-LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LGXB-6862First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 02568 8 / Warner Bros. Records 925 907-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Tenderly are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Mexico, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-25907.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25907, LGXB-6862, 25907-1, 670.8099) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25907-A-RE1-SR1 and 1-25907-B-RE1-SR2. 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.
