Vinyl pressings
by Jim Croce · 1973
I Got A Name was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
p ABCX 797-AXX ᴛᴍʟ /\ 1Variant 1, A etched, p, ᴛᴍʟ, /\1 stamped.
p ABCX 797-B ᴛᴍʟ /\ 2Variant 1, B etched, p, ᴛᴍʟ, /\2 stamped.
p ABCX 797-A ᴛᴍʟ BLVariant 2, A etched, p TML stamped
p ABCX 797-BX c ᴛᴍʟVariant 2, B etched, p TML stamped
ABCX-797-A-1C TML B4Side 1
ABCX 797-B-1A TML A4Side 2
S 2 ABCX 797-A-1C TML A4Side A Runout, etched (except "TML" stamped)
S 1 ABCX 797-B-1A TML B12Side B Runout, etched (except "TML" stamped)
S 1 ABCX 797-A-1C TML B2Side A Runout, etched (except "TML" stamped)
S 1 ABCX 797-B-1C TML A5Side B Runout, etched (except "TML" stamped)
ABCX 797-A-1 TMLSide A runout, variant 1
ABCX 797-B-1 TMLSide B runout, variant 1
ABCX 797-A-1 TMLSide A runout, variant 2
ABCX 797-B-2 TMLSide B runout, variant 2
ABCX 797-A TML ASide A etched runout (TML A stamped)
ABCX 797-B TML CSide B etched runout (TML C stamped)
ABCX 797-ASide A center label
ABCX 797-BSide B center label
ABCX 797-A TML PVariant 1 runout side A
ABCX 797-BXX TML PVariant 1 runout side B
ABCX 797-A TML P A1Variant 2 runout side A
ABCX 797-BX TML P A1Variant 2 runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Philips 6360 702First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC Records ABCX-797 / ABC/Dunhill Records ABCX-797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC Records ABCX-797LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC Records ABCX-797 / ABC/Dunhill Records ABCX-797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Philips 6360 702First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Philips 6360 702 LFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Philips 6360 702First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Philips 6360 702First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Philips 6360 702First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | Phonogram International PHI-5154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Philips 6360 702First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Philips 6360 702First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCD-797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records SW-95187LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCX 797LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Benelux | Roadrunner Records RR 9998 / Lifesong RR 9998LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Europe | Roadrunner Records RR 9998 / Lifesong RR 9998LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Intercord INT 145.049 / Lifesong JZ 35009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Intercord INT 135.005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | South Africa | Plum Records TRC 3102 / Lifesong TRC 3102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | Intercord INT 130.100LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC09LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC29LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | USA & Canada | BMG 538630671LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | US | BMG 538904551LP, Deluxe Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | BMG 964034261LP, Album, Mixed, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Mixed, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Lifesong LS 5003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Lifesong LS 6013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ABC Records 9022-797LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Lifesong LS 8003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Lifesong LIS 82459LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lifesong JZ 35009LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | US | Lifesong LS 5003LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCD-797LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCD-797LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lifesong JZ 35009 / Lifesong 35009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCD-797LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
78 vinyl pressings of I Got A Name are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCX-797, released December 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCX-797, ABCD-797, ABCD 797, 6360 702) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ABCX 797-AXX ᴛᴍʟ /\ 1 and p ABCX 797-B ᴛᴍʟ /\ 2. 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.
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