Vinyl pressings
by Fred Wesley & The JB's · 1974
Damn Right I Am Somebody was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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.
22 PE-6602-A-4 STERLINGRunout area side A, variant 1
22 PE-6602-B-6Runout area side B, variant 1
22 PE-6602-A-4 STERLINGRunout area side A, variant 2
22 PE-6602-B-4Runout area side B, variant 2
PE-6602-A-1C (MR) △18891 STERLING RLA-side runout
PE-6602-A-1C (MR) △18891-XB-side runout
T1 PE-6602-A-1 A 2Etchings Side A
STERLINGStamped Side A
T1 PE-6602-B-1 A 2Etchings Side B
PE-6602-A-1A SON STERLING RL K-6560A-side runout
PE-6602-B-1A K-6561 STERLING RL SONB-side runout
PE-6602-A-1CEtchings Side A
STERLINGStamped Side A
PE-6602-B-1CEtchings Side B
DJ-PE-6602-A-1A K-6556 STERLING RL SONSide A runout etched
DJ-PE-6602-B-1A K-6557 SONSide B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brazil | Polydor 2391 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Polydor 2391 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Polydor 2391 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Polydor MP 2389First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Polydor 2489 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Korea | Yegrin 590LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1974 | Spain | Polydor 23 91 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Polydor 2391 125First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | People PE 6602 / People 2391 125First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | People PE 6602 / People PE-6602First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | People PE 6602 / People 2391 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | People PE 6602First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | People PE 6602 / People 2391 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | People PE 6602First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | People PE 6602 / People 2391 125First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Japan | P-Vine Records PLP 7011LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | People GET 54069 LP / Get On Down GET 54069 LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Flexi-disc, Single Sided, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Flexi-disc, Single Sided, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Get On Down GET54069-LP / Get On Down GET 721LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Get On Down GET54080-LP / Universal Music Special Markets GET54080-LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Get On Down GET 56069 LP / People GET 56069 LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Europe | Strongly Felt SF74009LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | People PE 6602LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | People PE 6602LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | US | People PE 6602LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | People GET 56069 LP / Universal Music Special Markets B0020972-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | People PE 6602 / People 2391 125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Damn Right I Am Somebody are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Brazil, France and more. One of them is People PE 6602.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 6602, 2391 125, MP 2389, 2489 087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 22 PE-6602-A-4 STERLING and 22 PE-6602-B-6. 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.
