Vinyl pressings
by Tata Vega · 1978
Try My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
T7-360R1A- ̶1̶8̶B̶ 13B PBU KENDUN-DSide A runout etched, KENDUN-D stamped
T7-360R1B- ̶1̶8̶B̶ 13B PBU KENDUN-DSide B runout etched, KENDUN-D stamped
T7-360R1-ASide A label
T7-360R1-BSide B label
T7-360R1A-18B KENDUN-DRunout A side, variant 1
T7-360R1B-18B KENDUN-BRunout B side, variant 1
T7-360R1A-18B KENDUN-DRunout A side, variant 2
T7-360R1B-18B KENDUN-DRunout B side, variant 2
T7-360R1A- ̶1̶8̶A̶ 12A KENDUN-CRunout Side A
T7-360R1B- ̶1̶8̶A̶ 12A KENDUN-DRunout Side B
T7-360-R1-APrinted On Label Side A
T7-360-R1-BPrinted On Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Motown T7360First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Tamla T7-360R1First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Portugal | Imavox IM-46007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Tamla T7-360R1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Tamla T7-360R1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Tamla T7-360R1 / Tamla T7-360 R1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Motown LPS-99.097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Tamla T7-360LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Motown 2C 068 62458LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Motown 200712-I / Motown 200.712-ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Motown STML 12103 / Motown 0C 062-62 458LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Motown STML 12103 / Motown 0C 062-62 458LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
12 vinyl pressings of Try My Love are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Canada, Portugal and more. One of them is Tamla T7-360R1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T7-360R1, T7360, IM-46007, LPS-99.097) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T7-360R1A- ̶1̶8̶B̶ 13B PBU KENDUN-D and T7-360R1B- ̶1̶8̶B̶ 13B PBU KENDUN-D. 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.
