Vinyl pressings
by Funkadelic · 1970
I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got… was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
W 158 A-1C TIIA-Side Runout Etching
W 158 B-1C TIB-Side Runout Etching
W 158 AA-Side Label
W 158 BB-Side Label
W 158 A-1H P 3Matrix Side A
W 158 B-1H P 3Matrix Side B
W 158 A-1EA-Side Runout Etching
W 158 B-1BB-Side Runout Etching
W 158 AA-Side Label
W 158 BB-Side Label
W 158 A-1A 3Runout side A
W 158 B-1A 3Runout side B
W-158Label side A
W-158Label side B
W 158 A-1D TIA-Side Runout Etching
W 158 B-1D TIB-Side Runout Etching
W 158 AA-Side Label
W 158 BB-Side Label
W158 B-10B side runout
W 158 A-10A side run out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Westbound Records W-158First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Westbound Records W158First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Westbound Records W-158First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | Westbound Records W-158First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | Westbound Records W-158First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Westbound Records W-158First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Westbound Records W-158First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene |
| 1970 | UK | Pye International 7N.25519First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | Pye International 7N 25519First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Pye International 7N 25519First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got… are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Westbound Records W-158, released January 26, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W-158, W158, 7N 25519, 7N.25519) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W 158 A-1C TII and W 158 B-1C TI. 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.
