Vinyl pressings
by The Standells · 1967
Try It 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.
9 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
ST1 5098-A1 ['I AM' in a triangle]Runout side A, variant 1
ST2 5098-B2 ['I AM' in a triangle]Runout side B, variant 1
ST1-5098-B2 ['I AM' in a triangle]Runout side A, variant 2
ST2-5098-B2 ['I AM' in a triangle]Runout side B, variant 2
ST-1-5098Side A runout
ST-2-5098Side B runout
ST-1-5098Side A
ST-2-5098Side B
ST1 5098 - B2Etched runout A
ST2 5098 - A1Etched runout B
ST1-5098Label A
ST2-5098Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Germany | Capitol Records SMK 74 392First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Tower ST 5098 / Tower ST-5098First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Sparton ST 5098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Sparton T 5098First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tower ST 5098 / Tower ST-5098First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tower T 5098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Tower ST 5098First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tower T 5098First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tower ST 5098First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Capitol Records SMK 74 392LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | France | Eva 12063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5548LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Tower T 504498LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Try It are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Tower ST 5098, released October 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 5098, T 5098, SMK 74 392) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1 5098-A1 ['I AM' in a triangle] and ST2 5098-B2 ['I AM' in a triangle]. 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.
