Vinyl pressings
by Roy Head · 1965
Treat Me Right 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.
6 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
o SRM 532 A4 T Bell Sound sf A |||Runout A
o SRM 532 A4 T Bell Sound sf A |Runout B
SRM-532-ALabel A
SRM-532-BLabel B
SP S -532 A-1BA runout stamped, variant 1
SP S -532 B-1BB runout stamped, variant 1
SP S -532 A-1CA runout stamped, variant 2
SP S -532 B-1CB runout stamped, variant 2
SRM 532 A5[••• underneath 5] oSide A runout, etched
SRM 532 B5[••• underneath 5] oSide B runout, etched
Bell Sound SfBoth sides, stamped
P o SRM 532 A2 (bell- simbol) Bell Sound sf V2Runout A
o SRM 532 B2 Bell Sound sf 1 3Runout B
SRM-532-ALabel A
SRM-532-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Quality V-1771First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | South Africa | Scepter Records SLP 6002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | US | Scepter Records SM532 / Scepter Records SRM-532First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Scepter Records (S)S532 / Scepter Records SPS-532First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Scepter Records SRM 532 / Scepter Records SM532First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Scepter Records SM532 / Scepter Records SRM-532First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Scepter Records JL-31,870LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Scepter Records JL-31,870 / Scepter Records JL 31870LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Scepter Records ST 91048LP, Album, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SM532 / Scepter Records SRM-532LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Treat Me Right are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Scepter Records SM532.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SM532, (S)S532, SRM 532, V-1771) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o SRM 532 A4 T Bell Sound sf A ||| and o SRM 532 A4 T Bell Sound sf A |. 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.
