US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Date 2-1637
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Styrene
- Runout / matrix
p ZSP-138824-1F 3A-Side Runout
JZSP150051-1A p 3B-Side Runout
ZSP 138824A-Side Label
ZSP 150051B-Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Peaches & Herb · 1968
When He Touches Me 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.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 4 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.
p ZSP-138824-1F 3A-Side Runout
JZSP150051-1A p 3B-Side Runout
ZSP 138824A-Side Label
ZSP 150051B-Side Label
ZSP-138824-1B T111A side runout etched
ZSP-150051 T1111111B side runout etched
ZSP 138824A side label
ZSP 150051B side label
p o ZSP-138824-1F A 2A side runout
p o ZSP-150051-1B A 2B side runout
ZSP 138824A side label
ZSP 150051B side label
JZSP 138824
JZSP 150051
JZSP 138824
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-221617First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Date 2-1637First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Date 2-1637First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1637First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1637First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1637First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1637First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1637First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1637First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1637First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Direction 58-40857" | 7" |
| 1969 | UK | Direction 58-40857", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of When He Touches Me are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Jamaica. One of them is Date 2-1637.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2-1637, BA-221617) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSP-138824-1F 3 and JZSP150051-1A p 3. 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.