Vinyl pressings
by Gloria Gaynor · 1975
(If You Want It) Do It Yourself was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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.
M 14823 75NY6952-S-SH-5 7-24-75 Ƨ TM/JRSide A Runout
M 14823 75L6991-S-SH-6 7-24-75 JR 44715(mirrored)Side B Runout
75 NY 6952Side A Label
75 L 6991Side B Label
TM/JR M 14823 75NY6952-S-PRC-4-1-1 PRCA-Side Runout
M-14823 75L6991-S-PRC-4-1-1 JR PRCB-Side Runout
75 NY 6952A-Side Label
75 L 6991B-Side Label
K-10218 TM/JR M-14823 75 NY 6952-AL-1Side A Runout
JR K-10248 Ⓘ M-14823 75 NY 6952-REV-M-AL-7Side B Runout
75 NY 6952Both labels
2006543 MJ A // 4 IB 1 1 2 2 MELYS IBCRunout, A-side, stamped/etched variant 1
2006543 MJ B // 1 IB 1 1 6 MELYSRunout, B-side, stamped/etched variant 1
2006543 MJ A // 1 4̶2̶0̶ IB 0̶3̶ 11 3 MELYS I.B.C.Runout, A-side, stamped/etched variant 2
2006543 MJ B // 1 IB 11 13 MELYS.Runout, B-side, stamped/etched variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | MGM Records 2006 543First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Australia | MGM Records 2006 543First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Austria | MGM Records 2006 543First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | MGM Records 2006 543First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | MGM Records 2006 543First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | MGM Records M-14823First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | France | MGM Records 2006 543First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | MGM Records 2006 543First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Jamaica | MGM Records M 14823First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | MGM Records 2006 543First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Philippines | MGM Records MGM-14-096First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | MGM Records 2006 543First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | MGM Records M 14823First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | MGM Records M 148237", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | MGM Records M 14823First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | MGM Records 2006 5437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of (If You Want It) Do It Yourself are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is MGM Records M 14823.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 14823, 2006 543, DM1270, M-14823) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M 14823 75NY6952-S-SH-5 7-24-75 Ƨ TM/JR and M 14823 75L6991-S-SH-6 7-24-75 JR 44715(mirrored). 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.
