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I'm Your Puppet / So Many Reasons by James & Bobby Purify, album cover

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I'm Your Puppet / So Many Reasons

by James & Bobby Purify · 1966

32 pressings9 countriesSoulFunk / Soul

I'm Your Puppet / So Many Reasons was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 / So Many Reasons

19 pressings came out in 1966, 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.

US

September 1966
Label and catalog number
Bell Records BELL 648
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

6851A Side Label

6851-R-A Side Etching

6852B Side Label

6852B Side Etching

Full details of this pressing

US

September 1966
Label and catalog number
Bell Records BELL 648
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Bestway Pressing
Runout / matrix

6851-R- B LWA side runout

6852 LW BB side runout

6851A side label

6852B side label

Full details of this pressing

US

September 1966
Label and catalog number
Bell Records BELL 648
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

6851A Side Label

6851-R-A Side Etching

6852B Side Label

6852B Side Etching

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Bell Records 648
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

6851-R- LWRunout, Side A, Etched

6852 LWRunout, Side B, Etched

6851-RSide A Label

6852Side B Label

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Bell Records 648
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

6158-RLabel Side A

6852Label Side B

Full details of this pressing

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

All 32 vinyl pressings

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

1960s21 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966AustraliaStateside OSS-235First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1966CanadaBell Records BELL 648XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1966FranceColumbia CF 104First year7", Single7", Single
1966GermanyColumbia Stateside C 23 376First year7", Single7", Single
1966New ZealandStateside MSS.2133First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1966UKStateside SS 547First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono
1966USBell Records 648First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1966USBell Records BELL 648First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1966USBell Records 648First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966USBell Records BELL 6487", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue
1966USBell Records BELL 648First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1966USBell Records 648First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono
1966JapanStateside SR-1634First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl
1966USBell Records BELL 648First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene
1966USBell Records BELL 648First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
All 21 pressings from the 1960s
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973CanadaBell Records GT 139X7", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaFlashback Records FLB 307", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
?CanadaBell Records TOP 0667", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaBell Records BELL 648X7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?JamaicaStateside 6851-R / Stateside 68527", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?USFlashback Records FLB 307", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USFlashback Records No.307", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?USFlashback Records FLB-307", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?USFlashback Records No. 307", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?USFlashback Records FLB 307", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
?USSphere Sound Records 77 0047", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AI'm Your Puppet2:59
  2. BSo Many Reasons2:37

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I'm Your Puppet / So Many Reasons are there?

32 vinyl pressings of I'm Your Puppet / So Many Reasons are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 1973.

When was I'm Your Puppet / So Many Reasons first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Bell Records BELL 648, released September 1966.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BELL 648, 648, SS 547, OSS-235) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6851 and 6851-R-. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I'm Your Puppet / So Many Reasons 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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