Vinyl pressings
by Junior Wells · 1968
You're Tuff Enough 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.
8 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.
SRB 64002A- M3 | A MRSide 1, runout
SRB 64002B- M1 III ꟻ MRSide 2, runout
SRB 64002A - M2 | MRSide 1, runout (variant 2)
SRB 64002B - M1 ||| MR ASide 2, runout (variant 2)
SRB 64002A - M2 | MR BSide 1, runout
SRB 64002B - M1 ||| MR ESide 2, runout
134081 1Y//1 420Side A runout
134081 2Y//1 420Side B runout
SRB-64002A LA side etched
SRB-64002B LB side etched
SRB 64002A- M3 | A MRSide 1, runout
SRB 64002B- M1 III ꟻ MRSide 2, runout
SRB 64002A - M2 | MRSide 1, runout (variant 2)
SRB 64002B - M1 ||| MR ASide 2, runout (variant 2)
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 | Canada | Blue Rock SRB 64002First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Blue Rock SM-7282First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Mercury 134 081 MCYFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Mercury SRB 64002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Mercury 20130 SMCL / Mercury 134 081 MCYFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Blue Rock SRB 64002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Blue Rock SRB 64002First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Mercury SR 9008First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Goldenlane Records CLO 0051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Cleopatra 1520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of You're Tuff Enough are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, South Africa, Canada and more. One of them is Blue Rock SRB 64002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRB 64002, 20130 SMCL, SR 9008, SM-7282) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRB 64002A- M3 | A MR and SRB 64002B- M1 III ꟻ MR. 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.
