Vinyl pressings
by Blue Ridge Rangers · 1973
You Don't Owe Me 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.
22 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 15 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.
5C006-947#̶̷̶84A//HD20519-1-Y-8 1 1Runout side A, etched
5C006-94784B//HD20520-1-Y-8 1 1Runout side B, etched
5C 006-94784-ALabel side A
5C 006-94784-BLabel side B
F-3089A Side
F-3090B Side
F-3089A Side
F-3090B Side
F-3089A Side
F-3090B Side
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 | Argentina | Fantasy FTS-1010First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Argentina | Fantasy 1010First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | Australia | Fantasy K-5276First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Belgium | Fantasy F-710 / Fantasy 4 C 006_94784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Denmark | Fantasy F 710First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Fantasy BF 18206 / Bellaphon BF 18206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Madagascar | Fantasy FAS 710First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Fantasy 5C 006-94 784 / Fantasy 5C 006-94784First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Fantasy FKY 5276First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Portugal | Fantasy N-S-55-19First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | South Africa | Fantasy FAS 710First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Sweden | Fantasy FANT 711First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Fantasy FTC 110First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | UK | Fantasy FTC 110First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-710First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of You Don't Owe Me are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Netherlands, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is Fantasy 5C 006-94 784.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-94 784, FTC 110, F-710, F-711) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-947#̶̷̶84A//HD20519-1-Y-8 1 1 and 5C006-94784B//HD20520-1-Y-8 1 1. 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.
