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James & Bobby PurifyI'm Your Puppet

Vinyl pressings

I'm Your Puppet

by James & Bobby Purify · 1976

12 pressings9 countriesSoulFunk / Soul

I'm Your Puppet was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 I'm Your Puppet

11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.

Netherlands

1976
Label and catalog number
Mercury 6167 324
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

AA 6167 324 1W 1 ℗1976 670 06 1 14Runout side A

AA 6167 324 2W 1 ℗1976 670 06 1 1 4Runout side B

6167 324.1Label side A

6167 324.2Label side B

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UK

March 6, 1976
Label and catalog number
Mercury 6167 324
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

6167324 1P//1Δ420 05 11 19A side runout etching, variant 1

6167324 2P//1Δ420 05 11 19B side runout etching, variant 1

6167324 1F//1▽420 05 13 7A side runout etching, variant 2

6167324 2F//1▽420 05 11 34B side runout etching, variant 2

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UK

1976
Label and catalog number
Mercury 6167 324
Format
7", 45 RPM · Large Hole
Runout / matrix

6167324 1F//1▽420 05 13 11Stamped runout, side A

6167324 2F//1▽420 05 13 35Stamped runout, side B

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

All 12 vinyl pressings

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

1970s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976UnknownMercury 73767First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1976BarbadosMercury 73767First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1976GermanyMercury 6167 324First year7", Single7", Single
1976IrelandMercury 6167 324First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1976NetherlandsMercury 6167 324First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1976New ZealandMercury 6167 324First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1976ScandinaviaMercury 6167 324First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1976UKMercury 6167 324First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1976USMercury 73767First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo
1976UKMercury 6167 324First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1976UKMercury 6167 324First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaMercury 737677", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AI'm Your Puppet
  2. BLay Me Down Easy

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I'm Your Puppet are there?

12 vinyl pressings of I'm Your Puppet are listed here, from 9 countries.

When was I'm Your Puppet first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, UK, US, Barbados and more. One of them is Mercury 6167 324.

How do I tell if my copy of I'm Your Puppet is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6167 324, 73767) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 6167 324 1W 1 ℗1976 670 06 1 14 and AA 6167 324 2W 1 ℗1976 670 06 1 1 4. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I'm Your Puppet 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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