Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1970
It's A New Day So Let A Man Come In was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 7 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-1095-A RGRunout side A variant 1
KS-1095-B-X RGRunout side B variant 1
KS-1095-A-X RGRunout side A variant 2
KS-1095-B-X RGRunout side B variant 2
SXT 1 KS-1095-A RG Ʌ4Runout side A etched
XT 1 KS-1095-B-X RG Ʌ4Runout side B etched
(KS 1095 A)Label side A
(KS 1095 B)Label side B
KS-1095-A RG TRunout A
KS-1095-B RG TRunout B
KS-1095-ALabel A
KS-1095-BLabel B
L. PYR. 2310029 A MPRunout A side
L. PYR. 2310029 B MPRunout B side
℗ 1970 E70 ♢ZV7 00 2310 029 S1Side A stamped
1 ℗ 1970 ♢ZV7 00 2310 029 S2Side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Polydor 2310 029 GU / polydor 2310029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2310 029 / King Records 2310 029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2310 029First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Italy | Polydor 2310 029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Polydor PD 1095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Nigeria | Polydor 2310 028 / Polydor 2310 028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | King Records KS 1095 / King Records KING 1095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | King Records KS 1095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Iran | Royal LRT 51LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1970 | US | King Records KS 1095 / King Records 1095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | King Records KS 1095 / King Records KING 1095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Polydor MP 2298LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Polydor PD 1095LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | King Records KS 1095 / King Records KING 1095LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of It's A New Day So Let A Man Come In are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is King Records KS 1095, released June 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS 1095, 2310 029 GU, 2310 029, PD 1095) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS-1095-A RG and KS-1095-B-X RG. 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.
