Vinyl pressings
by Lou Rawls · 1967
Too Much! was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, the album's first year, in 5 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.
T1-2713-T4 [IAM]Side A runout, etched except [ ] stamped
T2-2713-F1 [IAM]Side B runout, etched except [ ] stamped
T1-2713Side A label
T2-2713Side B label
ST-1-2713-A3 1Variant 1 Side A Runout
ST-2-2713-A3 2Variant 1 Side B Runout
ST-1-2713-A-3 2Variant 2 Side A Runout
ST-2-2713-A-3 1Variant 2 Side B Runout
T-1-2713-F-3·Runout, etched, side A
T-2-2713-F-3·Runout, etched, side B
✲Runout, stamped, sides A & B
T1-2713Label, side A
T1 2713 P1 0Side 1 Runout (Stamped)
T2-2713-G5 0Side 2 Runout (Stamped)
ST1 2713 W1 0Runout A, stamped
ST2 2713 X2 0Runout B, stamped
ST1-2713Label A
ST2-2713Label B
ST-1-2713-B2 [Triangle with "IAM"]Runout A - Variant 1, etched, triangle stamped
ST2-2713-B2 [Triangle with "IAM"]Runout B - Variant 1, etched, triangle stamped
ST-1-2713-A1Runout A - Variant 2, etched,
ST2-2713-A1 [Triangle with "IAM"]Runout B - Variant 2, etched, triangle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Capitol Records T2713First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2713First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2713 / Capitol Records ST 2713First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Capitol Records SMK 74295LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1967 | Germany | Capitol Records SMK 74 295First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2713First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records T 2713First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T 2713 / Capitol Records T-2713First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 2713First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T 2713 / Capitol Records T-2713First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T 2713First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 2713 / Capitol Records ST-2713First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 2713First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | Taiwan | First Record ⓈFL-1494LP, Stereo, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2713LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records SU 2713 / Capitol Records SU-27137", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Too Much! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 2713.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 2713, ST 2713, T2713, ST-2713) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-2713-T4 [IAM] and T2-2713-F1 [IAM]. 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.
