Vinyl pressings
by Cheap Trick · 1978
I Want You To Want Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ZSS-165461-1EA-Side Runout, Variant 1
ZSS-165463-1FB-Side Runout, Variant 1
STERLING p ZSS-164961-1BA-Side Runout, Variant 2
STERLING p ZSS-165463-1BB-Side Runout, Variant 2
ZSS-164961-1DSide A (Variant 1)
ZSS-165463-1CSide B (Variant 1)
ZSS-165461-1BSide A (Variant 2)
ZSS-165463-1BSide B (Variant 2)
ZSS-164961-1B STERLING PSide A runout, variant 1
ZSS-165463-1A STERLING PSide B runout, Variant 1
ZSS 164961Side A Label
ZSS 165463Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ES 350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ES 350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ES 350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Epic 66437First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Ireland | Epic S EPC 7258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Japan | Epic 06SP 207 / Epic 06SP 207 (E)First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Epic 06 5P-21First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Epic SC-71747First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Epic ES 350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Epic ES 350First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Peru | Epic 7162First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Spain | Epic EPC 7258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Epic S EPC 7258First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | US | Epic 8-50680First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Epic 8-50680First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic 8-506807", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
40 vinyl pressings of I Want You To Want Me are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Epic 8-50680.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8-50680, S EPC 7258, ES 350, 66437) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-165461-1E and ZSS-165463-1F. 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.
