Vinyl pressings
by Johnnie Taylor · 1968
Who's Making Love / I'm Trying was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
p(stamped/inverted) ST·0035-A ZTSB 129815·1F(scribed)A side deadwax
p(stamped/inverted) o (stamped) ST·0036·B ZTSB 129816-1F(scribed)B side deadwax
P o ST·0035·A ZTSB 129815-1FA-Side Runout [Variant-1]
o ST·0036·B P ZTSB-129816-1FB-Side Runout [Variant-1]
ZTSB-129815-1A p ST-0035 A [circled]A-Side Runout - Etched [Variant-2]
o ST·0036·B p [inverted] ZTSB-129816-1FB-Side Runout - Etched [Variant-2]
ST-0035 A ZTSB-129815-1CSide A Runout, variant 1
ST-0036 B ZTSB-129816-1CSide B Runout, variant 1
ST-0035 Ⓐ ZTSB-129815-1CSide A Runout, variant 2
ST-0036 Ⓑ ZTSB-129816-1CSide B Runout, variant 2
ZTSB-129815-1B ST-0035 Ⓐ (MR) △72961Side A runout
ZTSB-129816-1B ST-0036 Ⓑ (MR) △72961-XSide B runout
ST-0035Side A label
ST-0036Side B label
ST·0035-SPA
ST·0036-SPB
ZTSB-129815-1A P ST-0035 Ⓐ 5Side A runout
o ST·0036·B ZTSB-129816-1F P 2Side B runout
ST-0035Side A label
ST-0036Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Stax KK-2687First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Stax STA.0009XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Stax 169 042First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 944First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 944First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Not On LabelFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia C 23 9447", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Stax STA 009First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Stax STA 009First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stax STA 0009First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | Turkey | Stateside TSS 4033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stax STAX 106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stax STAX 106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Stax STAX 106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stax STAX 106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Stax STAX 1067", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Stax STAX 8027", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Stax 169 0427", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Stax 169 0427", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Japan | Stax DW 10037", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Stax STAX 1067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Stax STA-00097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
31 vinyl pressings of Who's Making Love / I'm Trying are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Stax STA-0009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0009, STAX 106, KK-2687, STA.0009X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p(stamped/inverted) ST·0035-A ZTSB 129815·1F(scribed) and p(stamped/inverted) o (stamped) ST·0036·B ZTSB 129816-1F(scribed). 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.
