Vinyl pressings
by George Duke · 1977
Reach For It was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
ZSS - 163473-1E KENDUN-A JG TA-side runout, variant 1
ZSS - 163474-1E KENDUN-A JG TB-side runout, variant 1
ZSS - 163473-1E KENDUN-A JG TA-side runout, variant 2
ZSS - 163474-1F KENDUN-A JG TB-side runout, variant 2
ZSS-163473-1C KENDUN-A JG PSide A Runout
ZSS-163474-1C KENDUN-A JG PSide B Runout
ZSS 163473Side A Label
ZSS 163474Side B Label
ZSS-163473-1C KENDUN-A JGScribed in runout A
ZSS-163474-1C KENDUN-A JGScribed in runout B
ZSS 163473Label A
ZSS 163474Label B
ZSS - 163473-1B KENDUN-B JG SSSA-side runout
ZSS - 163474-1B KENDUN-B JG SB-side runout
ZSS 163473Label side A
ZSS 163474Label side B
ZSP-163472-1D KENDUN-B pMono Side Runout
ZSS-163473-1C KENDUN-A JG pStereo Side Runout
ZSP 163472Mono Side Label
ZSS 163473Stereo Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | New Zealand | Epic BAC 461810First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Epic S EPC 6170First year7" | 7" |
| 1977 | US | Epic AS 393First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Epic 8-50463First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Epic 8-50463First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | Epic 8-50463First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Epic 8-50463First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Epic 8-50463First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Epic 8-50463First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | Epic 8-50463First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Epic 8-50463First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | Epic EPC 59367", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Epic EPC S GD 17", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Epic S EPC 61707", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Reach For It are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, New Zealand. One of them is Epic 8-50463.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8-50463, AS 393, S EPC 6170, BAC 461810) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS - 163473-1E KENDUN-A JG T and ZSS - 163474-1E KENDUN-A JG T. 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.
