Vinyl pressings
by The Fugs · 1967
Tenderness Junction was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
30723 RS 6280 ASide A runout, variant 1
30724 RS 6280 1BSide B runout, variant 1
30723 RS 6280 A 1B B2 TSide A runout, etched, variant 2
30724 RS 6280B 1B B3 TSide B runout, etched, variant 2
30723 RS 6280 A 1C CW1C P°Side A runout (Variant 1)
30724 RS 6280 B ° A IE PSide B runout (Variant 1)
30723 RS 6280 A 1C 2 3C P °Side A runout [Var 2]
30724 RS 6280 B 1E B I C 1 PSide B runout [Var 2]
P o 30723 RS 6280 A 1C 1 BRunout, side A
P 30724 RS 6280 B o B 1E CRunout, side B
30,723Label, side A
30,724Label, side B
T 30723 RS 6280 A o 1BSide A
T o 30724 RS 6280 1BSide B
30,723Side A label, in parantheses
30,724Side B label, in parantheses
S 10723 R-6280-A 1-A o A2Side A etched/stamped
10724-R-6280-B-1-A o A3Side B etched/stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | France | Reprise Records CRV. 6083 / Reprise Records RS. 6280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6280First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-8052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS 6280 / Reprise Records 6280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records R 6280First yearLP, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS 6280 / Reprise Records 6280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS 6280 / Reprise Records 6280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS 6280 / Reprise Records 6280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Reprise Records R 6280 / Reprise Records 6280LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Reprise Records 6280 / Reprise Records RS 6280LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Reprise Records SRI 6280LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Reprise Records R6280 / Reprise Records R6280LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 180LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | Edsel Records ED 298LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M147LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6280LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Tenderness Junction are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Reprise Records RS 6280.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 6280, R 6280, CRV. 6083, SJET-8052) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 30723 RS 6280 A and 30724 RS 6280 1B. 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.
