Vinyl pressings
by Paul Revere & The Raiders · 1968
Too Much Talk 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.
15 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ZSP-118632 1C T1Variant 1, runout A
ZSP-118633 1C T11111Variant 1, runout B
ZSP-118632 1C T1Variant 2, runout A
ZSP-118633 1D T1Variant 2, runout B
p ZSP-118632 1E 2A-Side Runout Etching
p o ZSP-118633 1F 2B-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 118632A-side label
ZSP 118633B-side label
ZSP-118632 1A SSSSA-Side Runout Etching
ZSP-118633 1B SSSSSSB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 118632A-side label
ZSP 118633B-side label
ZSP 118632 1ESuggested Side, Etched
ZSP 118633 1FB Side, Etched
ZSP-118632 1BSuggested Side Label
ZSP 118633 1BB Side Label
7370Runout area side A
7371Runout area side B
7370Label side A
7371Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BA-221491First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia 4-44444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | CBS 3310First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | CBS BA 301174First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 3310First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 3310First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | CBS 3310 / CBS CBS 3310First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | CBS 3310First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3310First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44444First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44444First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3310First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Too Much Talk are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44444.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44444, 3310, BA-221491, BA 301174) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-118632 1C T1 and ZSP-118633 1C T11111. 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.
