Vinyl pressings
by Sunny & The Sunglows · 1963
Talk To Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
SG 110-A JEFF SMITH'S TEXAS SOUND STUDIOS 630301 BA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
TD-SS-1B-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
SG 110-A Δ 49054 JEFF SMITH'S TEXAS SOUND STUDIOS 630301 BA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
TD-SS-1 LWB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
SG-110-ASide A Label
TD-SS-1Side B Label
SG 110-A JEFF SMITH'S TEXAS SOUND STUDIOS 630301BRunout A
TD-SS-1Runout B
SG 100 AA Label
TD-SS-1B Label
△49054 JEFF SMITH'S TEXAS SOUND STUDIOS
SG-110-AX LW DM Mirasound RGA-Side Runout Etching
TD-SS-1 LW DMB-Side Runout Etching
TD-SS-1A-Side Label
SG 110 AB-Side Label
SG 110 A
TD-SS-1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Tear Drop TD. 3014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Japan | London Records HIT-279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | London Records HL 9792 / London American Recordings HL 9792First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | London Records HL 9792 / London American Recordings HL 9792First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Tear Drop 3014First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Tear Drop 3014First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Tear Drop 3014First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Tear Drop 3014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Tear Drop 3014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Tear Drop 3014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Tear Drop 3014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Tear Drop 3014First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Tear Drop 3014First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Tear Drop 30147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | London Records 5.4567", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Tear Drop 30147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Talk To Me are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Tear Drop 3014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3014, HL 9792, TD. 3014, HIT-279) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SG 110-A JEFF SMITH'S TEXAS SOUND STUDIOS 630301 B and TD-SS-1. 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.
