US
1974- Label and catalog number
- Hi Records 45-2271
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Ann Peebles · 1974
Do I Need You / A Love Vibration 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 6 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.
T HI-2824-1 MHC APIRunout A
T HI-2825 REI-/ MHCRunout B
HI 2824Label A
HI 2825Label B
T HI-2824-1 MHC APIRunout A
T HI-2825 REI-/ MHCRunout B
HI 2824Label A
HI 2825Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Barbados | London Records 45-2271First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Jamaica | London Records HLU 10460 / Hi Records HLU 10460First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Mexico | London Records 10523First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | London Records HLU 10460First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | London Records HLU 10460First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records 45-2271First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records HI-2271First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records 5N 2271First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records 45-2271First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records HI 2271First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records 5N-2271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | London Records 45-2271First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records 45-2271-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Venezuela | London Records 2152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Do I Need You / A Love Vibration are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Barbados, Jamaica and more. One of them is Hi Records 45-2271.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2271, HI-2271, 5N 2271, 5N-2271) 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.
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.