Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Tillotson · 1963
Talk Back Trembling Lips / Another You was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 13 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.
[s-shaped block stamp] K13181 63XY766 [anvil] 2Variation 1: A-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] K13181 63XY767-2 RE-1Variation 1: B-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] K13181 63XY766 [anvil]Variation 2: A-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] K13181 63XY767 RE-1 [anvil] 3Variation 2 :B-Side Runout Etching
63-XY-766A-Side Label
63-XY-767B-Side Label
63-XY-766A-Side Label
63-XY-767B-Side Label
45-63-XY766 7XMGM361
45-63-XY767 7XMGM362
45-63∙XY766 7XMGM361
45-63-XY∙767 7XMGM362
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | MGM Records MGM-5380First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Canada | MGM Records 13181XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Denmark | MGM Records MGM 6583First year7" | 7" |
| 1963 | Germany | MGM Records 61 084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | MGM Records 61 084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | Greece | MGM Records MGM 9074First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | India | MGM Records 45-MGM 1214First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Ireland | MGM Records MGM(I) 1214First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Mexico | MGM Records 45/0313First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM 73128First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Norway | MGM Records MGM 6583First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Sweden | MGM Records MGM 6583First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Sweden | MGM Records 6583 / MGM Records MGM 6583First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1214First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1214First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | MGM Records 45-MGM 192167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | MGM Records KGC 1717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Good Old Gold 0997", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of Talk Back Trembling Lips / Another You are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MGM Records K13181.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K13181, K 13181, MGM 1214, MGM-5380) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [s-shaped block stamp] K13181 63XY766 [anvil] 2 and [s-shaped block stamp] K13181 63XY767-2 RE-1. 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.
