Vinyl pressings
by Billy Preston · 1979
With You I'm Born Again 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.
33 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 16 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.
M1477F-65546-A-14BEtched side A, variant 1
M1477F-B-65634-S-14AEtched side B, variant 1
M1477F-65546-A-14BEtched side A, variant 2
M1470F-B-65634-S-14AEtched side B, variant 2
M-1477-A WP M̶1̶4̶6̶0̶F - 65546-A-08A JaRunout, side A, etched
M-1477B M1477F-B-65634-S-08B JMRunout, side B, etched
65546Label side A
65634Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Motown M 1477First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Australia | Motown M 1477First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Brazil | Motown 501.7033First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Motown MCS-072First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Motown M 1477XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Motown 2C 008-63628First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Motown 2C 008-63628First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Motown 1C 006-63 589First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Ireland | Motown TMG 1159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | Motown TMG 1159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Motown M-1477FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Motown TMM 972First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Portugal | Motown IM - 26040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Portugal | Motown IM - 260040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Rhodesia | Tamla Motown TMS 523First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Microfon 3868-92377", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Italy | Motown 3C 006-636487", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Motown 1A 006-636287", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Bellaphon 100·07·0727", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | Motown 1-10.1597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Motown TMG 11597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Motown TMG 11597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Motown TMG 11597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
41 vinyl pressings of With You I'm Born Again are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1979 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Motown M 1477F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1477F, M 1460F, TMG 1159, M 1477) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M1477F-65546-A-14B and M1477F-B-65634-S-14A. 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.
