Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1976
That'll Be The Day / Try Me Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, 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.
ES 45340 A-3 PRC-II-II PRCRunout Side A, variant 1
ES 45340 B-3 PRC-III-II-I PRCRunout Side B, variant 1
ES 45340 A-3 PRC-111-11-1 PRCRunout Side A, variant 2
ES 45340 B-3 PRC 111-11-1 PRCRunout Side B, variant 2
ES 45340 A SP 1-1Runout side A
ES 45340 B SP 1-3Runout side B
ES 45340 A SP 1-2 [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 1
ES 45340 B SP [SRC logo] 1-2Side B runout, variant 1
ES 45340 A SP 1-1 [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 2
ES 45340 B SP [SRC logo] 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
ES-45340 A-2Side A etched
ES-45340 B-2Side B etched
E-45340-ASide A label
E-45340-BSide B label
K.13053.A1 11 VRunout side A
K.13053.B1 11 VRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Asylum Records E-45340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Barbados | Asylum Records E-45340First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Brazil | Asylum Records 12.005First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45340First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | France | Asylum Records 13053First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | France | Asylum Records 13 053First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | France | Asylum Records 13053First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | France | Asylum Records 13053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Asylum Records 13053First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E 45340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | Asylum Records N-S-07-13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | South Africa | Asylum Records AUS 411First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Asylum Records 45-1446 / Hispavox 45-1446 (SN)First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45340First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45340First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Asylum Records AS-45137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of That'll Be The Day / Try Me Again are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Japan, Germany and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-45340, released August 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-45340, K 13053, P-57Y, AS 13 053) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES 45340 A-3 PRC-II-II PRC and ES 45340 B-3 PRC-III-II-I PRC. 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.
