Vinyl pressings
by Little Anthony & The Imperials · 1965
Take Me Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 8 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.
Bell Sound ZTSP-98675-1BA-side runout (Variant 1)
ZTSP98674-2B 2B-side runout (Variant 1)
BellSound ZTSP-98675-1D TIA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZTSP 98674-2D TIIB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
Bell Sound ZTSP-98675-1FA-side runout
ZTSP98674-2FB-side runout
ZTSP 98675A-side label
ZTSP 98674B-side label
ZTSP 98675A-side label
ZTSP 98674B-side label
ZTSP-98675-1B p C Bell Sound
ZTSP 98674-2A p C
ZTSP 98675A-side label
ZTSP 98674B-side label
45 UP 1098 A-1 JR KTSide A Runout (Stamped)
45 UP 1098 B-1 JR KTSide B Runout (Stamped)
45UP-1098 ASide A Label
45UP-1098 BSide B Label
45 UP 1098 A-1A side runout stamped
45 UP 1098 B-1B side runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | United Artists Records UA-1075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | United Artists Records UA 1136First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Germany | United Artists Records 67 083First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Jamaica | DCP International DCP 1136 / United Artists Records DCP 1136First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1965 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UD 23.014First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | United Artists Records DCP-1136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | United Artists Records UP 1098First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | United Artists Records UP 1098First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | DCP International DCP 1136First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | DCP International DCP 1136First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | DCP International DCP-1136First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | DCP International DCP 1136First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Veep V 12437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Take Me Back are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is DCP International DCP 1136.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DCP 1136, DCP-1136, UP 1098, UA-1075) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bell Sound ZTSP-98675-1B and ZTSP98674-2B 2. 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.
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