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
Vinyl pressings
by Gary Puckett · 1970
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.
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.
ZSS 153925Label Side A
ZSS 153926Label Side B
ZSS 153925 STEREO 1-A TIIIEtched Side A
ZSS153926 STEREO 1-A TIIIIEtched Side B
ZSS 153925Label Side A
ZSS 153926Label Side B
ZSS 153925 STeReo 1-B SSSSSSide A, etched
ZSS 153926 STeReo 1-B S11Side B, etched
JZSS 153925Label Side A
ZSS 153926Label Side B
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
p o ZSS 153925 STeReo 1-C 2Runouts (Both Sides)
JZSS 153925Labels
JZSS 153925Both labels.
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 | Columbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Costa Rica | CBS 10524First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | CBS S 5345First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45249First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | UK | CBS S 5345First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA-2217897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-452497", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-452497", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Canada, Costa Rica. One of them is Columbia 4-45249, released September 29, 1970.
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.
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.