Vinyl pressings
by Teddy Pendergrass · 1984
Hold Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 13 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.
R / S Alsdorf 969720 - 7 A TML-S \ 2 B.E. ~ STEA69720 A-14 SP - GERRunout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 969720 - 7 B TML-X 1B. ~ STEA69720 B-5 SP - GERRunout side B, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 969720 - 7 A BE TML-S 21 1.2 SRC - STEA69720 A-14 SP - GERRunout side A, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 969720 - 7 B TML-X 1.2 77 SRC STEA69720 B-5 SP - GERRunout side B, variant 2
E 9720 A-1 ✩MT✩ DAMONTSide A runout
E 9720 B-1 ✩MT✩ DAMONTSide B runout
E 9720 A*Side A label
E 9720 B*Side B label
1-1 SRC STEA 69720A-14 TML-SA-side runout
1-1 SRC ST EA 69720 B-5 TML-XB-side runout
ST-EA-69720-A-SPA-side label
ST-EA-69720-B-SPB-side label
STE 69720 A-13 TML-X (.) SRCSide A etched, TML-X & SRC stamped
ST EA 69720 B-6 TML-S SRC (.)Side B etched, TML-X & SRC stamped
ST-EA-69720-A-SPSide A label
ST-EA-69720-B-SPSide B label
1-1 SRC STEA69720 A-14 TML-SRunout Etchings (Both Sides)
ST-EA-69720-A-SPLabels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Brazil | Asylum Records C.S. 12.143First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Asylum Records 9697207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Asylum Records 96 97207First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Europe | Asylum Records 969 720-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Asylum Records 966 949-0First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | Ireland | Asylum Records EKR 32First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Jamaica | Asylum Records 7-69720First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Japan | Asylum Records P-1874First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Asylum Records 769720First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Philippines | Asylum Records AS-4552 (7-69720)First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Portugal | Elektra/Asylum Records 755 96-9720-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Portugal | Asylum Records 755 96-9720-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | South Africa | Elektra EKS 739First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Asylum Records E 9720 T / Asylum Records E9720TFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | US | Asylum Records 7-69720First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Hold Me are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1984 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, UK, US, Brazil and more. One of them is Asylum Records 969 720-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 969 720-7, E 9720, E 9720 T, 7-69720) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 969720 - 7 A TML-S \ 2 B.E. ~ STEA69720 A-14 SP - GER and R / S Alsdorf 969720 - 7 B TML-X 1B. ~ STEA69720 B-5 SP - GER. 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.
