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Gary PuckettI Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

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I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

by Gary Puckett · 1970

13 pressings5 countriesVocalSoulBalladRock

I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 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.

How to spot a first pressing of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

10 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 4 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.

US

September 29, 1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4-45249
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

ZSS 153925Label Side A

ZSS 153926Label Side B

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US

September 29, 1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4-45249
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Terre Haute
Runout / matrix

ZSS 153925 STEREO 1-A TIIIEtched Side A

ZSS153926 STEREO 1-A TIIIIEtched Side B

ZSS 153925Label Side A

ZSS 153926Label Side B

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US

1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4-45249
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

ZSS 153925 STeReo 1-B SSSSSSide A, etched

ZSS 153926 STeReo 1-B S11Side B, etched

JZSS 153925Label Side A

ZSS 153926Label Side B

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US

September 29, 1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4-45249
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono
Runout / matrix

p ZSP153927 1-C 2A-Side Runout Etching

p ZSS 153925 STEREO 1-C 3B-Side Runout Etching

JZSP 153927A-Side Label

JZSS 153925B-Side Label

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US

1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4-45249
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Pitman Pressing
Runout / matrix

p o ZSS 153925 STeReo 1-C 2Runouts (Both Sides)

JZSS 153925Labels

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US

1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 4-45249
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Reservice
Runout / matrix

JZSS 153925Both labels.

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

All 13 vinyl pressings

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

1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970CanadaColumbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970Costa RicaCBS 10524First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970USColumbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo
1970USColumbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970USColumbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1970UKCBS S 5345First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
1970USColumbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1970USColumbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970USColumbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1970UKCBS S 5345First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCBS BA-2217897", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?USColumbia 4-452497", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
?USColumbia 4-452497", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo

Tracklist

  1. AI Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself2:57
  2. BAll That Matters3:01

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself are there?

13 vinyl pressings of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself are listed here, from 5 countries.

When was I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Canada, Costa Rica. One of them is Columbia 4-45249, released September 29, 1970.

How do I tell if my copy of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45249, S 5345, 10524) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 153925 and ZSS 153926. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 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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