Vinyl pressings
by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson · 1976
It's Your World was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, 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.
AL 5001 - S-A S⃫C⃫ P P FW ÓSide A / etched
AL 5001 - SA⃫ B P P FW ÓSide B / etched
AL 5001 - S B⃫ C- P P FW ÓSide C / etched
AL 5001 - S D P P FW ÓSide D / etched
AL- 5001-S A W FWOSA runout
AL- 5001-S B W FWCSB runout
AL- 5001-S C W FWOC runout
AL- 5001-S D W FWOD runout
AL-5001-S-A-1-1-1 FW [apple symbol] PRCA-side runout etched
AL-5001-S-B-1-1-1 FW [apple symbol] PRCB-side runout etched
AL-5001-SC-1-1-1 FW [apple symbol] PRCC-side runout etched
AL-5001-SD-1-1-1 71WO DIC 1RUTD-side runout etched
AL 5001 - S⃫-A-1-1-1 FW Ó PRCSide A / etched
AL 5001 - S⃫-B-1-1-1 FW Ó PRCSide B / etched
AL 5001 - S⃫-C-1-1-1 FW Ó PRCSide C / etched
AL 5001 - S⃫-D-1-1-1 FW Ó PRCSide D / etched
AL-5001-SC̶-A-1-1-1 FWѼ PRCA Side Runout
AL-5001-SA̶-B-1-1-1 FWѼ PRCB Side Runout
AL-5001-SCB̶-1-1-1 FWѼ PRCC Side Runout
AL-5001-SD-1-1-1 F/WѼ DIC/RTT PRCD Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Arista AL 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Arista IES-67123-24First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Arista AL 5001LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | UK | Arista DARTY 1 / Arista DARTY 101/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Arista 10C 154-98845/6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Rumal-Gia Records TVT 4370 / TVT Classics TVT 4370LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Jazz Legends SHW 14LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2001 | US | Jazz Legends SHW 14LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
18 vinyl pressings of It's Your World are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Arista AL 5001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 5001, DARTY 1, IES-67123-24) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 5001 - S-A S⃫C⃫ P P FW Ó and AL 5001 - SA⃫ B P P FW Ó. 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.
