Vinyl pressings
by Arrival · 1970
I Will Survive was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 13 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.
XDR-47204-TI-IKA side runout variant 1
XDR-47205-TI-IKB side runout variant 1
XDR-47204-T2-1C U 1A side runout variant 2
XDR-47205-T1-1K 1B side runout variant 2
XDR-47204-T2-1C U 1A side runout
XDR-47205-T1-1K BC 1B side runout
XDR 47204Label Side A
XDR 47205Label Side B
XDR-17202-T2-1CSide A
XDR-17202 -T1-1KSide B
XDR 47204Label Side A
XDR 47205Label Side B
ZXDR 47204-T1-1CLabel Side A
ZXDR 47205-T1-1CLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Belgium | Decca 26.234 YFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Belgium | Decca 26.234First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Denmark | Decca F 13026First year7" | 7" |
| 1970 | Germany | Decca DL 25415First year7" | 7" |
| 1970 | Germany | Decca DL 25415First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Ireland | Decca F.13026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Decca F 13026 / Decca 45 - F 13026First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Decca F 13026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Decca DEC 502First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Portugal | Decca P-F 13026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Sweden | Decca F 13026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Decca F.13026First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | US | London Records 45-1027-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | London Records 45-1027-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | London Records LON-1027First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | London Records LON-10277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of I Will Survive are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1970 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Japan, Belgium and more. One of them is Decca F 13026, released May 15, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F 13026, F.13026, 45-1027-DJ, LON-1027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDR-47204-TI-IK and XDR-47205-TI-IK. 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.
