Vinyl pressings
by Ginger Williams · 1975
I Can't Resist Your Tenderness was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year. 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.
PR 01 A-1Run-out area side A [Stamped]
PR 01 B-1Run-out area side B [Stamped]
PR 01 ALabel side A
PR 01 BLabel side B
PR 01 A-1Run-out area side A [Stamped]
PR 01 B-1Run-out area side B [Stamped]
PR 01 A-1Run-out area side A [Stamped]
PR 01 B-1Run-out area side B [Stamped]
PR 01 ALabel side A
PR 01 BLabel side B
PR 01 A-1Run-out area side A [Stamped]
PR 01 B-1Run-out area side B [Stamped]
PR 01 ALabel side A
PR 01 BLabel side B
PR 01 A-1Run-out area side A [Stamped]
PR 01 B-1Run-out area side B [Stamped]
PR 01 ALabel side A
PR 01 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | UK | Paradise PR 01First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Paradise PR 01First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Paradise PR 01First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Paradise PR 01First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Paradise PR 01First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | UK Records UK 1027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Germany | Spade Records RF3777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | S&W Soul King Records SWSK 7087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Soul Posters SP 100197", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Kangaroo7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Paradise PR 017" | 7" |
11 vinyl pressings of I Can't Resist Your Tenderness are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK. One of them is Paradise PR 01, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PR 01) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PR 01 A-1 and PR 01 B-1. 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.
