Vinyl pressings
by The Tymes · 1974
Trustmaker was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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.
RCA APL-1-0727-A-1 F/W NYC SJR I A2Runout A etch; I A2 stamp
RCA APL-1-0727-B-1 F/W NYC SJR I A2Runout B etch; I A2 stamp
APL1-0727-AMatrix A on label
APL1-0727-BMatrix B on label
RCA APL-1-0727-A-1 F/W NYC SJR I A1Runout A etch; I A1 stamp
RCA APL-1-0727-B-1 F/W NYC SJR I A2Runout B etch; I A2 stamp
APL1-0727-AMatrix A on label
APL1-0727-BMatrix B on label
RCA APL-1-0727-A-2 F/W NYC SJR HRunout side A etched and H stamped
RCA APL-1-0727-B-2 F/W NYC SJR HRunout side B etched and H stamped
APL1-0727-AMatrix A on label
APL1-0727-BMatrix B on label
APL1•0727•A3ERunout side A
APL1 0727•B2ERunout side B
APL1-0727-A-1E BILBORunout side A
APL1-0727-B-1E BILBORunout side B
APL1 0727 ALabel side A
APL1 0727 BLabel side B
APL1•0727•A3ERunout side A variant 1
APL1 0727•B2ERunout side B Variant 1
APL1·0727·A3E ARunout side A variant 2
APL1 0727·B2E 2 ARunout side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4281 / RCA Victor APL1-0727First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0727First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor APL1-0727 / RCA Victor 26.21550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | RCA Victor APL1-0727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-0727First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-0727First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor APL1 0727First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | UK | RCA APL1-0727 / RCA Victor APL1-0727First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor APL1 0727First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0727 / RCA APL1-0727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0727 / RCA APL1-0727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA RCA-6258 / RCA APL1-0727LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Trustmaker are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-0727.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-0727, APL1 0727, AVS-4281, RCLP 20005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RCA APL-1-0727-A-1 F/W NYC SJR I A2 and RCA APL-1-0727-B-1 F/W NYC SJR I A2. 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.
