Vinyl pressings
by Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes · 1975
Wake Up Everybody 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.
15 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
AG-ZS8-3579-3 F/W ΔM SIA-Side Runout, variant 1
AG-ZS8-3579-4 SI F/W ΔMB-Side Runout, variant 1
AB-ZS8-3579-3 F/W ΔMA-Side Runout, variant 2
AA-ZS8-3579-4 F/W ΔMB-Side Runout, variant 2
p AA-ZS8-3579-3 F/W ΔMA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
p P.I.R. AC-ZS8-3579-4 F/W NSB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
p AA-ZS8-3579-3 F/W ΔMA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
p AA-ZS8-3579-4 F/W ΔMB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
AA ASZ-177-3 F/W ΔMSide A etched runout
AB-ASZ-177-1Side B etched runout
ASZ 177-3Side A label
ASZ 177-1Side B label
p AA-ASZ-177-1 F/W ΔM 1A-Side Runout Etching
p AA ASZ-177-3 A 1 F/W ΔMB-Side Runout Etching
ASZ 177-1A-Side Label
ASZ 177-3B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Philadelphia International Records PS 1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia ZS8 3579 / Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3579First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Costa Rica | CBS 11531First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Philadelphia International Records PIR 3866 / Philadelphia International Records PIR S 3866First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3579First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ASZ 177First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3579First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ASZ 177First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ASZ 177First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3579First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3579First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3579First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3579First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3579First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3579First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Wake Up Everybody are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and more. One of them is Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3579, released November 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS8 3579, ASZ 177, PS 1002, 11531) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AG-ZS8-3579-3 F/W ΔM SI and AG-ZS8-3579-4 SI F/W ΔM. 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.
