Vinyl pressings
by James Taylor · 1972
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 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.
17 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
QMA 0034S-1C TRunout A stamped [T etched] (variant 1)
QMA 0035S-1C T TIIIIRunout B stamped [T TIIII etched] (variant 1)
QMA 0034S-1D TIIRunout A stamped [T etched] (variant 2)
QMA 0035S-1C T ARunout B stamped [T A etched] (variant 2)
QMA-0034-S 1C TSide A stamped, "T" etched
QMA-0035-S 1C TSide B stamped, "T" etched
QMA0034 SSide A label
QMA0035 SSide B label
(QMA0034)SLabel A
(QMA0035)SLabel B
QMA 0034S-1B pRunout A stamped
QMA 0034S-1B pRunout B stamped
QMA0034 SLabel A
QMA0035 SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB 7655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 231First year7", Promo, Single, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, Single, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 231 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7655First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records K 16231First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1185WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B.7655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records WBR 7655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16231First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16231First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records WB 7655First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records WB 7655First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records WB 7655First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records WB 7655First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 7655.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 7655, K 16231, WB 16 231, P-1185W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, QMA 0034S-1C T and QMA 0035S-1C T TIIII. 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.
