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Clive BonnieWhat Can I Do ? / Black Power

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What Can I Do ? / Black Power

by Clive Bonnie · 1968

11 pressings2 countriesRocksteadyReggae

What Can I Do ? / Black Power was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of What Can I Do ? / Black Power

2 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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.

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
Treasure Isle TI-7033
Format
7", 45 RPM · Pushout Center
Runout / matrix

TI 7033 ASide A runout, stamped

TI 7033 BSide B runout, stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968JamaicaTreasure Isle 27594First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1968UKTreasure Isle TI-7033First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2009JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2013JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7"7"
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaHigh Note S.P. - 4002 / S.P. - 10147", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM, White Label7", 45 RPM, White Label
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM, White Label, Stereo · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, White Label, Stereo · Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. AWhat Can I Do ?
  2. BBlack Power

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of What Can I Do ? / Black Power are there?

11 vinyl pressings of What Can I Do ? / Black Power are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1968 and 2013.

When was What Can I Do ? / Black Power first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Jamaica, UK. One of them is Treasure Isle 27594.

How do I tell if my copy of What Can I Do ? / Black Power is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 27594, TI-7033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is What Can I Do ? / Black Power on vinyl worth?

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.

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