Vinyl pressings
by Sam Cooke · 1965
Try A Little Love 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.
12 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
S3RM-7366--3S Iside A runout stamped, Variant 1
S3RM-7367--3S Iside B runout stamped, Variant 1
S3RM-7366--1S IIside A runout stamped, Variant 2
S3RM-7367--1S IIside B runout stamped, Variant 2
S3RS-7368--2Sstamped in runout side A
S3RS-7369--4Sstamped in runout side B
S3RM-7366--2S A2 RSide A runout stamped
S3RM-7367--2S 1B RSide B runout stamped
S3RM-7366Side A label
S3RM-7367Side B label
S3RM-7366-1Bside A runout stamped
S3RM-7367-1Bside B runout stamped
S3RM-7366--3S A4A1 %side A runout stamped
S3RM-7367--3S A4A1 %side B runout stamped
S3RM-7366-2 GSSide A - Etched
S3RM-7367-2 GSSide B - Etched
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 | Australia | RCA LPM-3435First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | RCA LPM-3435First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3435First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3435First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3435First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-3435First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Jamaica | RCA Victor LSP-3435First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LPM-3435First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7764First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3435First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3435First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3435First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7764LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Try A Little Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-3435, released October 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-3435, LSP-3435, RD-7764) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S3RM-7366--3S I and S3RM-7367--3S I. 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.
