Vinyl pressings
by Gladys Knight And The Pips · 1974
I Feel A Song was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 14 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.
BDS 5612-A-1-1-11 F/W NYC SJR SONRunout A variant 1
BDS 5612-B-RE1-11-1 F/W NYC SJR SONRunout B variant 1
BDS 5612-A M11 F/W NYC SJR SONRunout A variant 2
BDS 5612-B F/W NYC SJR SONRunout B variant 2
BDS 5612-A-1-1-11 F/W NYC (SJR) D PRSide A Etched
BDS 5612-B-RE1-11-1 F/W NYC (SJR) P.R. CSide B Etched
BDS 5612 ASide A Label
BDS 5612 BSide B Label
BDS 5612-A-Z-5Runout Side A
BDS 5612-B-RE-1Runout Side B
T1 BDS 5612-A-2 F/W NYC (SJR)Side A Runout
T1 BDS 5612B - FW N4-2 RTSide B Runout
TI BDS 5612-A F/W NYC [Circled]SJRSide 1 Etched
TI BDS 5612-B F/W NYC [Circled]SJRSide 2 Etched
BDS 5612 ASide A Label
BDS 5612 BSide B Label
BDS 5612-A-Z-5 F/W NYC 2 ✲ △19499Side A Runout
BDS 5612-B-RE-1 [Circled 1] F/W NYC △19499-XSide B Runout
BDS 5612-ASide A Label
BDS 5612-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brazil | Buddah Records BDS 5612First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Birchmount BM 828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5612First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5612LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | France | Buddah Records 840 056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Buddah Records MLP 15.711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Guatemala | Buddah Records BDS 5612First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | Buddah Records BDL 3104First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Japan | Buddah Records YX-7001-DAFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Mexico | Buddah Records LPR 21013 / Buddah Records 2318 101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Buddah Records 840056 / Buddah Records BDS 5612First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Buddah Records BDS 5612First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Buddah Records BDS 5612First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Buddah Records BUC 4015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Buddah Records BDLP 4030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Overseas Records UPS-330-VLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Buddah Records BDS 5612LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Buddah Records BDS 5612LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of I Feel A Song are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1974 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5612.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5612, BDLP 4030, BM 828, 840 056) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS 5612-A-1-1-11 F/W NYC SJR SON and BDS 5612-B-RE1-11-1 F/W NYC SJR SON. 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.
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