Vinyl pressings
by Jack Bruce And Friends · 1980
I've Always Wanted To Do This was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 4 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.
01-84672-1A-1 AL - 36827 - 1A MASTERDISK RL A USPHRunout side A, stamped, AL-36827-1A RL etched
01-84672-1B-1 BL-36827-1A A MASTERDISK RL B USPHRunout side B, stamped, BL-36827-1A RL etched
EPC 84672-1 AL 36827Label side A
EPC 84672-2 BL 36827Label side B
AL-36827-1A MASTERDISK RLSide 1 etched
BL-36827-1G MASTERDISK BKSide 2 etched
MASTERDISK (stamped)
1S AL•36827•2•D MASTERDISK A1A Side Runout, variant 1
1S BL-36827-1E MASTERDISK RLB Side Runout, variant 1
1S AL-36827-2-C A5 MASTERDISKA Side Runout, variant 2
1S BL-36827-1E MASTERDISK RL A4B Side Runout, variant 2
o T1 AL-36827-1C MASTERDISK (stamped) RLSide A runout (Etched)
o T1 BL-36827-1D MASTERDISK (stamped)SIde B runout (Etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Epic JE 36827First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic EPC 84672 / Epic 84672First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36827First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36827First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36827First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36827First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36827First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Epic KSF 2597First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36827First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | Epic EPC 84672 / Epic 84672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic JE 36827LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of I've Always Wanted To Do This are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Europe, UK, US, Canada. One of them is Epic EPC 84672, released October 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 84672, JE 36827, KSF 2597) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-84672-1A-1 AL - 36827 - 1A MASTERDISK RL A USPH and 01-84672-1B-1 BL-36827-1A A MASTERDISK RL B USPH. 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.
