Vinyl pressings
by Barry Manilow · 1979
I Don't Want To Walk Without You was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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.
p AS-0501-SA STERLINGA side runout, variant 1
p AS-0501-SB STERLINGB side runout, variant 1
p AS-0501-SA STERLINGA side runout, variant 2
p AS-0501-SB XX STERLINGB side runout, variant 2
AS-0501-SA-T3 TIII [Sterling]Runout Side A, Etched, Except [Stamped] variation 1
TI AS-0501-SB-T2 [Sterling]Runout Side B, Etched, Except [Stamped] variation 1
AS-0501-SA-T3 TIII [STERLING]Runout side A, etched [stamped] variation 2
T I AS-0501-SB-T2 [STERLING]Runout side B, etched [stamped] variation 2
AS0501-SALabel side A
AS0501-SBLabel side B
AS-0501-xxMA-T1 STERLING TIMono runout
AS-0501-SA-T3 TI STERLINGStereo runout
AS 0501-MAMono label
AS 0501-SAStereo label
AS-0501-MAX STERLING pMono runout
AS-0501-SA STERLING pStereo runout
AS 0501-MAMono label
AS 0501-SAStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Arista AS 0501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Arista ATA 713First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Arista AS 0501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Arista AS 0501First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Arista AS 0501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Arista AS0501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Arista AS 0501First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 101 869 / Arista 101 869 - 1007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Peru | Arista 30037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Arista K-79097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Arista AAJ 10887", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Flashback Records FLB 1147", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of I Don't Want To Walk Without You are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Arista AS 0501.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 0501, AS0501, ATA 713) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p AS-0501-SA STERLING and p AS-0501-SB STERLING. 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.
