US
October 1971- Label and catalog number
- Mercury SR61346
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
SR 61346-A-M3Variant 1, side A
SR 61346-B-M2Variant 1, side B
SR 61346-A-M5 I S B2Variant 2, side A
SR 61346-B-M4 I 2 A2Variant 2, side B
Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Lee Lewis · 1971
Would You Take Another Chance On Me? was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
SR 61346-A-M3Variant 1, side A
SR 61346-B-M2Variant 1, side B
SR 61346-A-M5 I S B2Variant 2, side A
SR 61346-B-M4 I 2 A2Variant 2, side B
SR 61346-A- M1 PRRunout A
SR 61346-B- M1 PRRunout B
SR 61346-A- M1 PRSide A runout
SR 61346-B- M1 PRSIde B runout
SR-61346-A Y.
SR-61346-B Y.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Mercury SR61346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Mercury SR61346 / Mercury SR-61346First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Mercury SR61346 / Mercury SR-61346First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Mercury SR61346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Scandinavia | Mercury 6338 071LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Mercury 6338 071LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Mercury 6338 071LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Contour 6870 629LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Netherlands | Mercury 830-899-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 830-899-1 Q-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury SR61346LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
11 vinyl pressings of Would You Take Another Chance On Me? are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada. One of them is Mercury SR61346, released October 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR61346) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 61346-A-M3 and SR 61346-B-M2. 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.