Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Rivers · 1975
Help Me Rhonda was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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 TML-M ZSS 160348 1CEtched Side A, except P TML-M stamped
P TML-M ZSS 160349 1DEtched Side B, except P TML-M stamped
P TML-M ZSS 160348 1FEtched Side A, except P TML-M stamped
P TML-M ZSS 160349 1HEtched Side B, except P TML-M stamped
ZSS 160348Side A Label
ZSS 160349Side B Label
T TML-M ZSS 160348 1E TIIA side runout
TML-M ZSS 160349 1F TIIIB side runout
ZSS 180348A side label
ZSS 180349B side label
T TML-M ZSS 160348 1F TIIEtched side A
TML-M ZSS- 160349 TF TIIEtched side B
ZSS 180348Label side A
ZSS 180349Label side B
P TML-M ZSS 160348 1DA runout
P TML-M ZSS 160349 1CB runout
ZSS 160348A label
ZSS 160349B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Epic 40048First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Australia | Epic ES 168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic 8-50121First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic 8-50121First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Epic EPC 3482First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic EPC S 3482 / Epic EPC 3482First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPB-344First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Mexico | Epic sc-71401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 3482First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Epic BAC 461629First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | Epic EPC 3482 / Epic NS-91-76First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | Epic EN.22First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Epic EPC 3482First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | UK | Epic S EPC 3482First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Epic EPC 3482First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Epic EPC S 34827", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of Help Me Rhonda are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Epic 8-50121.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8-50121, S EPC 3482, EPC 3482, 40048) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P TML-M ZSS 160348 1C and P TML-M ZSS 160349 1D. 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.
