Vinyl pressings
by James Brown & The Famous Flames · 1968
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
KS-12-1030-A 2Runout variant #1 side A hand-etched
KS-12-1030-B X6Runout variant #1 side B hand-etched
6̶3̶4̶-̶3̶-̶S̶L̶ KS-12-1030-A-X3 𝓡Runout variant #2 side A hand-etched
KS-12-1030-B-X5 𝓡Runout variant #2 side B hand-etched
KS-12-1030-A W5-RS-3616Side A hand-etched
KS-12-1030-B W5-RS-3617Side B hand-etched
KS-12-1030-ALabel side A
KS-12-1030-BLabel side B
COL-KSD-1030-ARunout variant #1 side A hand-etched
COL-KS-1030-BRunout variant #1 side B hand-etched
KS-12-1030-ALabel side A
KS-12-1030-BLabel side B
Side 1: LF 145 A
Side 2: LF 145 B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Producciones Fermata LF-145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Brazil | Fermata FB-220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | King Records 1030 / Regency KLPS-1030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | King Records KS 1030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Polydor 658 077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 184 136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Israel | Polydor 658 077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Polydor 184 136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Polydor 236 724First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Spain | Polydor 184 136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | King Records 1030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | King Records 1030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | King Records 1030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1583LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1969 | UK | Polydor 184 136LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Polydor 25MM 0358 / King Records 1030LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | Japan | Polydor 25MM 0358 / King Records 1030LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Polydor PD-1030LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Polydor 2343 041 / King Records 2343 041LP | LP |
| ? | Belgium | Polydor 2343 041LP | LP |
| ? | Belgium | Polydor 2343 041LP | LP |
| ? | Belgium | Polydor 2485 040LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Polydor 2343 041LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Polydor 658 077 / Polydor 184136LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2485 040LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 236 724LP | LP |
| ? | South Korea | New Victor New 27LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Polydor 1030 / Polydor PD-1030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Fermata LP 7392LP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1968 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Argentina, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is King Records 1030.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1030, LF-145, FB-220, KS 1030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS-12-1030-A 2 and KS-12-1030-B X6. 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.
