Vinyl pressings
by Hank Crawford · 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.
11 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
RVG 98766 A-1 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 1
RVG 98766 B-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
RVG 98766 • A • VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 2
RVG 98766 • B • VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 2
RVG 98766 ASide A label
RVG 98766 BSide B label
RVG 98766 A-5 VAN GELDERVariant 1 Side A Etched
RVG 98766 B VAN GELDERVariant 1 Side B Etched
RVG 98766 A-1 VAN GELDERSide A
RVG 98766 B VAN GELDERSide B
RVG 98766 ASide A Label
RVG 98766 BSide B Label
RVG • 98766 • A • 1 KU-06 VAN GELDERRunout side A
RVG • 98766 • B • 1 KU-06 #1 VAN GELDERRunout side B
RVG 98766 ALabel side A
RVG 98766 BLabel side B
RVG 98766 A-1 VAN GELDERVariant 2 Side A Etched
RVG 98766 B-2 VAN GELDERVariant 2 Side B Etched
RVG 98766 ASide A Label
RVG 98766 BSide B 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 | Kudu KU 06First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | CTI Records KU-06First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Kudu SR 3329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Acción AC-20.009 / CTI Records AC-20.009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Kudu KUL 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Kudu KU-06First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Kudu KU-06First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Kudu KU-06 / Kudu KUDU|06First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Kudu KU-06First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Kudu KU-06 / Kudu KU-06 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Kudu KU-06First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | One Way OW 534LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Argentina | Parnaso Records PNE.10016LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Kudu GP-3062LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Kudu LAX 3257LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Kudu KU-06LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Help Me Make It Through The Night are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Kudu KU-06.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU-06, KUL 4, KU 06, SR 3329) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG 98766 A-1 VAN GELDER and RVG 98766 B-2 VAN GELDER. 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.
