Vinyl pressings
by Bill Cosby · 1969
It's True! It's True! was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 4 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.
39441-WS-1770A-1C.. C 3 PSide A runout, variant 1
39442-WS-1770B-1C A 8 PSide B runout, variant 1
39441 WS 1770A-1ASide A runout, variant 2
39442 WS 1770-B-1ASide B runout, variant 2
39441 WS1770 A -1E o A1 ƧSide A Runout - Etched, except "o" stamped
39442 WS1770 B -1E o A10 Ƨ 1Side B Runout - Etched, except "o" stamped
S39441Side A Label
S39442Side B Label
39441 WS 1770A-1A A6Side A Etched
39442 WS 1770-B-1A A6Side B Etched
WS XXX1770-1Side A Etched
WS XXX1770-2Side B Etched
MX159030 BSide A Label
MX159031 BSide B Label
ACR-S-39441 ZT.Side A
ACR-S-39442 TXSide B
ACR-S-39441 ZT.Side A
ACR-S-39442 TXSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1770First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WS 1770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records ST-91621 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1770LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1770First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1770LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1770LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1770LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of It's True! It's True! are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1770.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1770) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 39441-WS-1770A-1C.. C 3 P and 39442-WS-1770B-1C A 8 P. 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.
