Vinyl pressings
by Jim Croce · 1972
You Don't Mess Around With Jim was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 13 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.
16343 5-18-72Runout side A, variant 1
16344 5-18-72Runout side B, variant 1
16343 5-18-72 SRCRunout side A, variant 2
16344 5-18-72 SRCRunout side B, variant 2
16343 5-18-72Runout A variation 1
16344 5-18-72Runout B variation 1
16343Runout A variation 2
16344Runout B variation 2
16343-1A s1Runout side A, etched
16344-1B s1Runout side B, etched
45-16343Label side A
16343-2 TIRunout area side A
16344-1 TIIIRunout area side B
45-16343Label side A
45-16344Label side B
16343-1A ssRunout mono side
16343-S 1B ssRunout stereo side
45-16343Label mono side
45-16343-SLabel stereo side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Vertigo 6073 250First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Probe PRO-9952First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Probe PRO-9962First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Brazil | Vertigo 6073 250First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records ABC-11328First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Vertigo 6073 250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Vertigo 6073 250First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Vertigo 6073 250First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Mexico | Vertigo 221 / Vertigo 6073 250First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6073 250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Scandinavia | Philips 6000.069First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Spain | Vertigo 60 73 250First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | UK | Philips 6000 069First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABC-11328First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABC-11328First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | 21 Records 7-949727", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | 21 Records 7-949727", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of You Don't Mess Around With Jim are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1972 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is ABC Records ABC-11328.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABC-11328, 45-11328, 6000 069, PS 218) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 16343 5-18-72 and 16344 5-18-72. 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.
