Vinyl pressings
by 1910 Fruitgum Company · 1968
May I Take A Giant Step 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.
15 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
BUC-5075-1E TISide A runout, variant 1
BUC-5076-1F TIIISide B runout, variant 1
BUC-5075-1D TISide A runout, variant 2
BUC-5076-1D TISide B runout, variant 2
◦BUC-5075-1C p A 1Runout A, stamped
BUC-5076-1A p 2Runout B, stamped/etched
BUC-5075Label A
BUC-5076Label B
BUC[-5075-1H] sRunout side A, etched [stamped]
BUC[-5076-1H] sRunout side B, etched [stamped]
BUC-5075Label A
BUC-5076Label B
BUC-5075-1C p A 1A-side runout
BUC-5076-1C p A 3B-side runout
BUC-5075A-side label
BUC-5076B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Astor AP-1482First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Buddah Records Buddah 39XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | France | Buddah Records 610 011 / Buddah Records 610011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Buddah Records 610 011 / Buddah Records 610011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Buddah Records 201 011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Mexico | Buddah Records BR-0904 / Dusa Discos Universales, S. A. BR-0904First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Buddah Records BD 39First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Kama Sutra 7N-25450First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Pye International 7N.25458First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Buddah Records BDA-39First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Buddah Records BDA-39First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Buddah Records BDA-39First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Buddah Records BDA 39First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | UK | Pye International 7N.25458First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Buddah Records LL-2171-DAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of May I Take A Giant Step are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDA 39, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDA 39, BDA-39, 7N.25458, LL-2171-DA) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUC-5075-1E TI and BUC-5076-1F TIII. 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.
