Vinyl pressings
by Shirley Brown · 1974
Woman To Woman was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
STXS-01038-1 TTS-0663 -L.NIX-Runout Side A
STXS-01039-1 TTS-0664 -L.NIX-Runout Side B
TTS-0663On Side A Label
TTS-0664On Side B Label
STXS-01038-1 TTS-0663 TTS-0663 -L.NIX-Side A runout
STXS-01039-1 TTS-0664 -L.NIX-Side B runout
TTS-0663Side A Label
TTS-0664Side B Label
STXS-01038-1 TTS-0663 -L.NIX-Runout Side A
STXS-01039-1 TTS-0664 -L.NIX-Runout Side B
TTS-0663On Side A Label
TTS-0664On Side B Label
TTS-0663On Side A Label
TTS-0664On Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Truth Records TRS 4206 / Truth Records TRS-4206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Truth Records TRS 4206 / Truth Records TRS-4206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Truth Records TRS 4206 / Truth Records TRS-4206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Truth Records TRS 4206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Truth Records TRS 4206 / Truth Records TRS-4206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Stax STPL 9093LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Stax STX 1031 / Stax STX.1031LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Stax VIP-5018LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1978 | Japan | Stax VIP-5018LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1978 | Mozambique | Stax TXL 22041LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Stax STX 3005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | UK | Stax STX 3005 / Stax OC 062-60596LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | UK | Stax STX 3005 / Stax OC 062-60596LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Stax STX-4135LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | South Africa | Stax SRT 8002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Stax STAXL.5001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | South Africa | Fantasy GSL 251LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Stax SXE 002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Stax STX-4135LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Stax STX-4135LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Stax STX-4135LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Woman To Woman are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US. One of them is Truth Records TRS 4206.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TRS 4206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STXS-01038-1 TTS-0663 -L.NIX- and STXS-01039-1 TTS-0664 -L.NIX-. 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.
