US
July 1972- Label and catalog number
- United Artists Records 50955
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo · Allied Pressing
- Runout / matrix
K-2273 UAST-9694-RE-1A-side Runout
K-2226 UAST-9616B-side Runout
UAST-9694A-side Label
UAST-9616B-side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Ike & Tina Turner · 1972
Let Me Touch Your Mind / Chopper 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.
13 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 9 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.
K-2273 UAST-9694-RE-1A-side Runout
K-2226 UAST-9616B-side Runout
UAST-9694A-side Label
UAST-9616B-side 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 | United Artists Records 50955First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | United Artists Records UP 35429 / United Artists Records UP 35.429First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | United Artists Records 35 429 AFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | United Artists Records 50955First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | Liberty LLR-10163First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-93 810First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-93 810 / United Artists Records 5C 006-93810First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Portugal | United Artists Records N-S-14-63First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records 50955First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records 50955First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records 50955First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35429First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35429First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Italy | United Artists Records UP 354297" | 7" |
14 vinyl pressings of Let Me Touch Your Mind / Chopper are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1972 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is United Artists Records 50955, released July 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 50955, UP 35429, 35 429 A, LLR-10163) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-2273 UAST-9694-RE-1 and K-2226 UAST-9616. 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.