Vinyl pressings
by America · 1972
I Need You was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 16 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.
PAA-0̶2̶1̶5̶-̶S̶-̶1̶C̶ 0251-S-1C ᴛ ΛIRun-out Side A, etched & stamped, variant 1
PAA 0246-S-1C ᴛRun-out Side B, stamped (ᴛ etched), variant 1
PAA-0̶2̶1̶5̶-̶S̶-̶1̶C̶ 0251-S-1C ᴛ ΛIIIIRun-out Side A, etched & stamped, variant 2
PAA 0246-S-1C ᴛ A IIIIIIIIRun-out Side B, stamped (ᴛ & A IIIIIIII etched), variant 2
PAA-0̶2̶1̶5̶-̶S̶-̶1̶B PAA251-5 pRun-out Side A, etched & stamped, variant 1
PAA 0246-S-1ARun-out Side B, stamped
(PAA0251)SA Side
(PAA0246)SB Side
WB-7580 PAA-0251-S 1BRunout, Side A, Etched
WB-7580 PAA-0246-S-1DRunout, Side B, Etched
(PAA0251)SA Side
(PAA0246)SB Side
T 0251-S-1C [0̵2̵1̵5̵]-̵S̵[-̵1̵C̵] [PAA A1]Runout side A, etched [stamped]
[T] PAA 0246-[S]-1C [A1]Runout side B, stamped [etched]
(PAA0251)SA Side
(PAA0246)SB Side
(PAA0251)SA Side
(PAA0246)SB Side
WB-7580 PAA-0251-S-1C SA runout
WB-7580 PAA-0246-S-1D SSB runout
(PAA0251)SA label
(PAA0246)SB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Argentina | Music Hall 31879First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB-7580First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WB 7580First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBCS-7.008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7580First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7580First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7580First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 178 / Warner Bros. Records K 16178First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 178 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7580First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 178First year7", Single, 45 RPM, White Label | 7", Single, 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 178 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7580First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records 16178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B.7580First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-63-16First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of I Need You are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 7580, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 7580, K 16178, P-1141W, WB-7580) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAA-0̶2̶1̶5̶-̶S̶-̶1̶C̶ 0251-S-1C ᴛ ΛI and PAA 0246-S-1C ᴛ. 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.
