Vinyl pressings
by The Hilltoppers · 1952
Trying / You Made Up My Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1952, the album's first year, in 2 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.
E2-KB-2700-1A 9 I M-6025Side A runout
E2-KB-2699-1A A I M-6026Side B runout
E2-KB-2700 M-6025Side A label
E2-KB-2699 M-6026Side B label
E2KW 2700 1S M-6025 I D3A side runout
E2KW 2699 1S M-6076 I B1B side runout
M-6025A side label
M-6076B side label
M-6025Label side A
M-6026Label side B
M-6025 E2-KB-2700-1A 2A side runout
M-6026 E2-KB-2699-1A NB side runout
E2-KB-2700 M-6025A side label
E2-KB-2699 M-6026B side label
E2KW 2699 1S M 6026 I A1Side A runout; stamped
E2KW 2700 1S M6025 I A1Side B runout; stamped
M6025Side A label
M6026Side B label
1080AEtched Runout A
1080BEtched Runout B
M-6025Label Side A
M-6026Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Canada | Quality 1080First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Dot Records 15018-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1952 | US | Dot Records 15018First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Dot Records 45-15018First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Dot Records 15018First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Dot Records 15018First year10", 78 RPM, Single | 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dot Records 45-150187", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Dot Records 45-150187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Dot Records 45-150187", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Dot Records 45-150187", Single | 7", Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Trying / You Made Up My Mind are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US, Canada. One of them is Dot Records 15018, released May 1952.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 15018, 45-15018, 15018-45, 1080) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E2-KB-2700-1A 9 I M-6025 and E2-KB-2699-1A A I M-6026. 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.
