Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Hancock · 1979
You Bet Your Love / Ready Or Not was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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.
XSS 165175-1BEtched in runout, Side A
XSS 165175-2DEtched in runout, Side B
XSS 165175-1F TEtched in runout, Side A, variant
XSS 165175-2E TEtched in runout, Side B, variant
P XSS 165175-1BSide A runout
P XSS 165176-2DSide B runout
XSS 165175Side A label
XSS 165176Side B label
ZSS 165178
ZSS 165179
ZSP165177-1C pA runout
ZSS 165178-1C pB runout
ZSP 165177A label
ZSS 165178B label
XSS-165175-1ARunout etchings A side
XSS-165175-1BRunout etchings B side
ZSP165177-1E TRunout mono side
ZSS165178-1F TRunout stereo side
ZSP 165177Label mono side
ZSS 165178Label stereo side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ecuador | CBS 131-0313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 7015First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 7010 / CBS 7010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS 7010 / CBS CBS 7010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS S 7010First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Ireland | CBS S CBS 7010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | CBS S CBS 7010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS 7010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222518First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS BA 12002First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS 7010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS CBS 7010First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 12 7010First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 12 7010 / CBS CBS 12-7010First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
23 vinyl pressings of You Bet Your Love / Ready Or Not are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Ecuador and more. One of them is Columbia 23-10906, released January 29, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 23-10906, 3-10894, AS 543, S CBS 12 7010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSS 165175-1B and XSS 165175-2D. 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.
