Vinyl pressings
by Barry White · 1973
I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 14 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.
M 2018-ASLabel A
M-2018-BSLabel B
M 2018-AS 1A SIIIA side deadwax - scribed
M-2018-BS 1A SIIB side deadwax - scribed
T M2018-AS 1 [drum and drumsticks symbol] TIIA Side Etched, variant 1
T M2018-BS 1 [drum and drumsticks symbol] TIIB Side Etched, variant 1
T M2018-AS-1 TA Side Etched, variant 2
T M2018-BS-1 [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo] TIIIB Side Etched, variant 2
M2018-AS 2 TIIA Side Etched
M2018-BS 1 TIIIIIB Side Etched
M-2018-ASA Side Label
M-2018-BSB Side Label
M-2018-AS [p]Runout Side A etched [stamped] - variant 1
M-2018-BS [p]Runout Side B etched [stamped] - variant 1
M-2018-AS [p]Runout Side A etched [stamped] - variant 2
M-2018-BS x [p]Runout Side B etched [stamped] - variant 2
M-2018-AS XRunout Side A etched [stamped]
M-2018-BS XRunout Side B etched [stamped]
M-2018-ASSide A Label
M-2018-BSSide B Label
M-2018-AM 1B ssA-Side Runout Etching
M-2018-AS 1B sssB-Side Runout Etching
M-2018-AMA-Side Label
M-2018-ASB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | 20th Century Fox Records TK-5200 / 20th Century Fox Records TC-2018First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Belgium | Philips 6162 001First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | 20th Century Records TC-2018 / CID TC-2018First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | 20th Century Records T-2018 / CID T-2018First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | 20th Century Records 1209-2018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | 20th Century Records 1209-2018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Disc'Az SG 452First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Disc'Az SG 452First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Philips 6162 002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Italy | Philips 6162 001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | 20th Century Records TC 2018First year45 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Philips 6162 001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Interfusion TK 5141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Portugal | 20th Century Records SP - 20.123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Spain | 20th Century Records SN - 20.793 / 20th Century Records SN-20793First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | 20th Century Records TCR-47", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Casablanca 814 674-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is 20th Century Records TC-2018, released February 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC-2018, 7N.25610, 7N 25610, TK-5200) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M 2018-AS and M-2018-BS. 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.
