Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1969
Touching You, Touching Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
US-1142 T-9 2Variant 1, side A etched
US-1143 T-4 4Variant 1, side B etched
US-1142 T-4 2Variant 2, side A etched
US-1143 T-9 1Variant 2, side B etched
US -1142 T - 1 2Runout A variant 1
US -1143 T-7 2Runout B variant 1
US -1142 T-7 2 IRunout A variant 2
US -1143 T-5 2 IIRunout B variant 2
US 1142A Side Label
US 1143B Side Label
US-1142 T-5 MR △14134A Side Etch exc ᴍʀ stamp
US-1143 T-5 MR △14134-XB Side Etch exc ᴍʀ stamp
US-1142 T-3 1Runout A variant 1
US-1143 T-4 1Runout B variant 1
US-1142 T-9 1Runout A variant 2
US-1143 T-4 1Runout B variant 2
7-191-1L U G JT 1Side A runout, variant 1
US-1143-1L C D JT 2 DSide B runout variant 1
7-191-1L H JT 1Side A runout, variant 2
US-1143-1L BB JT 1Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | MCA Records MCAM - 5004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | MCA Records MCALP-116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | MCA Records MCALP-116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | UNI Records 73071 / UNI Records UNI 7-3071First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | MCA Records 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAP/S 2418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAP/S 2418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | UNI Records UNLS 110 / UNI Records MAPS 2036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | UNI Records 73071First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | UNI Records 73071First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | UNI Records 73071LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | UNI Records 73071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | UNI Records 73071First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | MCA Records MAP/S-2418LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | UNI Records 6365 001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-5001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | UNI Records 6365 001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | UNI Records 93071LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | UNI Records 93071LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | UNI Records 93071 / UNI Records 73071LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | UNI Records 93071LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Brazil | MCA Records, Inc. MCALP 600.018LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-955LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Germany | UNI Records MAPS 2418LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | UNI Records MAPS 2418LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAP/S 2418LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 37058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 37058 / MCA Records MCA-37058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Australia & New Zealand | MCA Records ASTLP 2006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | MCA Records H-205.570LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Europe | UNI Records 331 052-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MCALP-116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MCALP-116 / MCA Records MCALP 116LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | MCA Records ASTLP 2006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | UNI Records 73071LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | UNI Records 93071 / UNI Records 9-3071LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 680LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 0062.031 / MCA Records 62.031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | MCA Records 93071LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | UNI Records 73071 / UNI Records 63 65 001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | UNI Records UNLS 110LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Records 37058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Records 37058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Coral MCA-37058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
58 vinyl pressings of Touching You, Touching Me are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1969 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is UNI Records 73071, released November 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73071, UNLS 110, MCAM - 5004, MCALP-116) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, US-1142 T-9 2 and US-1143 T-4 4. 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.
