Vinyl pressings
by George Duke · 1979
I Want You For Myself was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
p ZSS 166427-2C AZ [thunder bolt] VG 1A-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS-165169-1D KENDUN-A JGB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 166427A-Side Label
ZSS 165169B-Side Label
XSS 166428-2B AZ (arrow) VGRunout side A etched
XSS 166429-1A AZRunout side B etched
XSS 166428Label side A
XSS 166429Label side B
XSS 166428Side A Master Number
XSS 166429Side B Master Number
XSS 166428-2A AZ [lightning bolt] VGSide A Run-Out Etching
XSS 166429-1A AZSide B Run-Out Etching
ZSS 166427Label side A & B
ZSS 166487 - 2C AZ [lightning bolt] VGBoth Sides
EPC-S- 8137- AIRunout A, etched
EPC-S- 8137- BIRunout B, etched
S EPC 8137 ALabel A
S EPC 8137 BLabel B
02-52 6975 - IASide A Run-Out Etching
02-52 6976 - IASide A Run-Out Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mexico | Epic SCL 45,019First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 8067 / Epic 8067First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Epic S EPC 8137First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Epic AS 681First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Epic 9-50792First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Epic 48-50804First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Epic 9-50792First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 81377", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Epic AS 68112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Unknown | Epic AS 68112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | UK | Kontemporary KON-00112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2018 | UK | Epic PR65012P12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic AS 68112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Epic AS 68112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of I Want You For Myself are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Mexico, Netherlands. One of them is Epic 9-50792.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-50792, 48-50804, AS 681, S EPC 8137) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSS 166427-2C AZ [thunder bolt] VG 1 and p ZSS-165169-1D KENDUN-A JG. 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.
