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The MirettesTake Me For A Little While / The Real Thing

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Take Me For A Little While / The Real Thing

by The Mirettes · 1968

10 pressings3 countriesSoulFunk / Soul

Take Me For A Little While was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Take Me For A Little While

10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

1968
Label and catalog number
Revue R 11017
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

.531Label A

.532Label B

.531-T2Vinyl A

.532-T2Vinyl B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968CanadaRevue R 11017First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1968UKUNI Records UN 505First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1968USRevue R-11017First year7"7"
1968USRevue R-11017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1968USRevue R 11017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1968USRevue R-11017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1968USRevue R 11017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1968USRevue R 11017First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1968USRevue R 11017First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1968UKUNI Records UN 505First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo

Tracklist

  1. ATake Me For A Little While2:56
  2. BThe Real Thing3:03

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Take Me For A Little While are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Take Me For A Little While are listed here, from 3 countries.

When was Take Me For A Little While first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Revue R-11017.

How do I tell if my copy of Take Me For A Little While is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-11017, R 11017, UN 505) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Take Me For A Little While on vinyl worth?

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.

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