Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Harris · 1975
I Need Some Money was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST-7532 ST-A-753291 -c @tGP PRRunout groove side A, etched
ST-A-753292-B AT/GP PRRunout groove side B, etched
ST-A-753291 PRCenter label side A
ST-A-753292 PRCenter label side B
ST-A 7532 ST-A-753291-C [MR logo] AT/GP △19734 (2) PRRunout side A
ST-A-753292-B B AT/GP [MR logo] △19734-X (2)[scratched] (1) PRRunout side B
ST-A-753291-MOLabel Side A
ST-A-753292-MOLabel Side B
ST-A7532 ST-A753291-C GTMPSide 1, etched
ST-A753292-B AT912Side 2, etched
PRCEtched side A runout
ST-7532 ST-A-753291-CCC+-1-11 at GP PRCSide A runout
ST-A-753292-BBB + AT/GP - 1 PRSide B runout
ST-A-753291RISide A label
ST-A-753291RISide A label
ST-A-753292RISide B label
ST-A7532 ST-A753291-CCC-1 AT GP PRC
ST-A-753292-BBB-1 AT GP PRC
K-50127-A1Side A
K-50127-B1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 782011-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Atlantic ATH 4019 / Atlantic SD 1669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9578First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50127First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1669First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1669First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic 782 011-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of I Need Some Money are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1669, released April 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1669, K 50127, 782011-1, ATH 4019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-7532 ST-A-753291 -c @tGP PR and ST-A-753292-B AT/GP PR. 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.
