Vinyl pressings
by Helen Reddy · 1972
I Am Woman was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ST-1-11068-F13 #2 · ─◁Runout A variant 1
ST-2-11068 Z8 #4 · ─◁Runout B variant 1
ST-1-11068-Z8 —◁Runout A variant 2
ST-2-11068-Z8 —◁Runout B variant 2
ST1-11068 Z6 ·· ✲ 2A Side Variant 2
2-11068-F-10 · Z2 ✲B Side Variant 2
ST-1-11068 Z5.. 1[horizontal] ✲ 2[horizontal]Side 1 Variant 3
ST-2-11068 Z5. 1[horizontal] ✲Side 2 Variant 3
ST-1-11068 Z5.. 1 ✲ 2Side A Runout
ST-2-11068 Z5.. 2 ✲ 2Side B Runout
ST1-11068Side A Label
ST2-11068Side B Label
ST-1-11068-Z1#3 0Side A runout, variant 1
ST2 11068 F10 0Side B runout, variant 1
ST-1-11068-Z1 #4 0Side A runout, variant 2
ST2 11068 F9 #3 0Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-11068 Z8 · ─◁Side 1 runout
ST-2-11068 Z8 · ─◁Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Unknown | Capitol Records ST-511068LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-511068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Capitol Records 2C064-81311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-81 311 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-81 311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | India | Capitol Records ST 11068 / Capitol Records ST. 11068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-433First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 062-81311 / Capitol Records 5 C062-81 311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 11068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Axis AXIS 75First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 11068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST 11068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST-11068 / Capitol Records IE 062 ◦ 81311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Axis AX-1019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Fame FA 3024 / Capitol Records FA 3024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECP-80715LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECP-80715LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL 2296LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 41 5739 1 / Music For Pleasure MFP 4157391LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 11068 / Capitol Records IE 062 ◦ 81 311LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 41 5739 1 / Music For Pleasure MFP 4157391LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16099LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SW 71068 / Capitol Records ST-11068LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
41 vinyl pressings of I Am Woman are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1972 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11068, released November 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11068, E-ST-11068, ST-511068, 2C064-81311) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11068-F13 #2 · ─◁ and ST-2-11068 Z8 #4 · ─◁. 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.
