US
1978- Label and catalog number
- Epic 9-50757
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ZSS 166611-1C T1 TRunout A-side etched
ZSS 166611-1D T1Runout B-side etched
ZSS 166611Label sides A & B
Vinyl pressings
by Clout · 1978
Save 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.
3 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year. 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 166611-1C T1 TRunout A-side etched
ZSS 166611-1D T1Runout B-side etched
ZSS 166611Label sides A & B
P ZSS 166611-1ARunout side A
ZSS 166611-1B PRunout side B
ZSS 166611Labels
ZSS 166611-1FRunout side A
ZSS 166611-1FRunout side B
ZSS 166611Labels
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 | US | Epic 9-50757First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Epic 9-50757First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Epic 9-50757First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Austria | Carrere 2141 11412", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Epic 9-507577", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Europe | EMI 12 EMI 295312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Carrere 8.04512", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Carrere 49.4797", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Carrere 49.4797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Carrere 2141 11412", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Carrere 2044 146 / Carrere CAR 20107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Carrere CAR 2010 / Carrere 2044 1467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Italy | Carrere DLP 60912", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | EMI EMI 29537", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | EMI 12 EMI 295312", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Save Me are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US. One of them is Epic 9-50757.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-50757) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 166611-1C T1 T and ZSS 166611-1D T1. 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.