Vinyl pressings
by Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band · 1971
You're So Beautiful was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 6 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.
WS-1904 39840-1 KD ACRunout Side 1 (etched / stamped)
WS-1904 39841-2 KD ACRunout Side 2 (etched / stamped)
WS-1904A 39840-1A KD I SVariant 2, Side 1 (etched / stamped)
WS-1904B 39841-2B KD A GVariant 2, Side 2 (etched / stamped)
S39840A Side, Label
S39841B Side, Label
T 1 WS-1904 39840-1-2 KD AA Side
T 1 WS-1904 39841-1-2 KD BB Side
WS-1904A 39840-1A KD 1SSide A runout
WS-1904B 39840-1B KD 2Side B runout
S39840Side A label
S39841Side B label
T 1 WS-1904 39840-1-2 KD BRunout A
T 1 WS-1904 39841-1-2 KD BRunout B
S39840Label A
S39841Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | Music Hall 12.967First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | Argentina | Music Hall 112967First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WS 1904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WS 1904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Turkey | Warner Bros. Records WS 1904 / Warner Bros. Records 318First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1904First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records SKAO-93783LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1904First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1904LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1904LP, Album, Club Edition, Misprint, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Misprint, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1904First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UK | Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom 8122-74681-1 / Warner Bros. Records 8122-74681-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1904 / Rhino Records WS 1904LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of You're So Beautiful are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Argentina, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1904.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1904, 112967, 12.967) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WS-1904 39840-1 KD AC and WS-1904 39841-2 KD AC. 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.
