Belgium
1973- Label and catalog number
- MGM Records 2006389Polydor International 2006389
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
KNOCK ON YOUR DOORRunout side A
NANNY - SONGRunout side B
Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Osmond · 1973
I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door 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.
2 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
KNOCK ON YOUR DOORRunout side A
NANNY - SONGRunout 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 | Belgium | MGM Records 2006389 / Polydor International 2006389First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Ireland | MGM Records 2006 389First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | MGM Records 2006 389 / Kolob Records 2006 3897", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | MGM Records 2006 3897" | 7" |
| 1974 | Scandinavia | MGM Records 2006 389 / MGM Records 2006.3897", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | MGM Records K 14687 / Kolob Records K 146877", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | MGM Records K 14687 / Kolob Records K 146877", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | MGM Records K 14687 / Kolob Records K 146877", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB S 53 762 / MGM Records 2006 3897", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | MGM Records 2006 3897", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | New Zealand | MGM Records 2006 3897", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | MGM Records 2006 3897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | MGM Records 2006 3897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | MGM Records DM 12527", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | MGM Records DM 12527", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MGM Records 2006 3897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Belgium, Ireland. One of them is MGM Records 2006389.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2006389, 2006 389) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR and NANNY - SONG. 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.