Vinyl pressings
by Ashford & Simpson · 1974
I Wanna Be Selfish 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.
10 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.
BS-2789 | 4̶0̶7̶7̶-1̶-G̶ 40777-> GVariant 1 Runout, side A
BS-2789 4̶0̶7̶8̶-1̶-F̶ 40778-1FVariant 1 Runout, side B
BS-2789 4̶0̶7̶7̶-1̶-F̶ 40777-1F STERLING S \Variant 2 Runout, side A
BS-2789 4̶0̶7̶8̶-1̶-G̶ 40778 -1E S IVariant 2 Runout, side B
P BS-2789 1 ̶4̶0̶7̶7̶-̶1̶-̶G̶ 40777-1G SX STERLING BSide A runout
P 1 BS-2789 ̶4̶0̶7̶8̶-̶1̶-̶G̶ 40778 -1G SX B1Side B runout
S40,777Label, side A
S40,778Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BS 2789First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2789First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8475WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8475WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56050First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2789First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2789First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2789First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS-2789First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of I Wanna Be Selfish are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2789, released July 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2789, K 56050, BS-2789, P-8475W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-2789 | 4̶0̶7̶7̶-1̶-G̶ 40777-> G and BS-2789 4̶0̶7̶8̶-1̶-F̶ 40778-1F. 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.
