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Gloria TaylorYou Got To Pay The Price

Vinyl pressings

You Got To Pay The Price

by Gloria Taylor · 1969

14 pressings3 countriesFunk / Soul

You Got To Pay The Price was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of You Got To Pay The Price

12 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

1969
Label and catalog number
Silver Fox SF-14
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Pitman Pressing
Runout / matrix

p ZTSB-130246-1D 711-643 A 1A-Side Runout Etching

p ZTSB-130247-1D 711-644 3B-Side Runout Etching

711-643A-Side Label

711-644B-Side Label

Full details of this pressing

US

1969
Label and catalog number
Glo-Whiz #1
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

G.M 1050 -7-7-69 A JBSide A run-out

AR 968 2 GB 95Side B run-out

711-643Side A label

711-644Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 14 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969CanadaSSS International FOX 14XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1969USSilver Fox SF #14First year7", Single7", Single
1969USSilver Fox SF-14First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono
1969USGlo-Whiz #1First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1969USSilver Fox FOX #14First year7", Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl7", Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl
1969USSilver Fox SF-14First year7", Single7", Single
1969USKing Soul 71769First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1969USSilver Fox FOX #14First year7", Single, Promo · Promo7", Single, Promo · Promo
1969USGlo-Whiz #1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1969USSilver Fox SF 14First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Styrene
1969USSilver Fox Fox #14First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1969USSilver Fox FOX #14First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970UKPolydor 567887", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970UKPolydor 567887", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AYou Got To Pay The Price3:25
  2. BLoving You And Being Loved By You2:10

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of You Got To Pay The Price are there?

14 vinyl pressings of You Got To Pay The Price are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.

When was You Got To Pay The Price first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Silver Fox FOX #14, released July 7, 1969.

How do I tell if my copy of You Got To Pay The Price is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FOX #14, SF #14, SF-14, #1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is You Got To Pay The Price on vinyl worth?

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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