Vinyl pressings
by Gladys Knight And The Pips · 1972
Help Me Make It Through The Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 8 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.
D-S-G-T2-932S04 TVC PE B4KS-2128-1 G S-35094 f ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KA-Side Runout
M-J3-T2-932S06 B4KM-2125-1 A TVC S-35094FB-Side Runout
932S04A-Side Label
932S06B-Side Label
[B4KS-2128-1 ARP] D-S-6T2-932S06 ⋉Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
[B4KM-2125-1 ARP] S-35094F M-J3-T2-932S04Runout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
D-S-6-T2-932S04-RLabel, Side A
M-J3-T2-932S06Label, Side B
[B4KS-2128-1 ARP] D-S-6-T2-932S04 ⋉Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
[B4KM-2125-1 ARP] S-35094F M-J3-T2-932S06Runout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
D-S-6-T2-932S04Label, Side A
M-J3-T2-932S06Label, Side B
D-S-6-T2-932S04Side A on label
D-S-6-T2-932S04Side B on label
D-S-6-T2-932S04Side A on label
D-S-6-T2-932S04Side B on label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Tamla Motown S 35094FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG 830First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG 830First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown S 35094FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-93350 / Tamla Motown 5C 006-93 350First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 830First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 830First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 830First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Soul S 35094FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Soul S 35094FFirst year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Soul S 35094FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | SoulFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | US | Soul S 35094FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Soul S 35094FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Soul S 35094FFirst year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 10957", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| 1985 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 10957", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 10957", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Soul D-S6-T2-932S047", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
27 vinyl pressings of Help Me Make It Through The Night are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Soul S 35094F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 35094F, TMG 830, TMO-9901, 5C 006-93350) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D-S-G-T2-932S04 TVC PE B4KS-2128-1 G S-35094 f ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K and M-J3-T2-932S06 B4KM-2125-1 A TVC S-35094F. 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.
