Vinyl pressings
by Joe Jackson · 1979
I'm The Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 14 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.
AMLH-64794-A-3 A&M-SP04794A(RE-1)-E1 DRunout, side A, Variant 1
AMLH-64794-B2 tone DRunout, side B, Variant 1
AMLH-64794-A-3 A&M-SP04794A(RE-1)-E1 C ΛRunout, side A, Variant 2
AMLH-64794-B2 tone 1 ΛRunout, side B, Variant 2
AMLH-64794-A-3 G toneSide A runout, variant 1
AMLH-64794-B3 tone CSide B runout, variant 1
AMLH-64794-A-3 C 2 toneSide A runout, etched, variant 2
AMLH-64794-B2 tone F 5Side B runout, etched, variant 2
AMLH 64794 A1 < A&MSP 04794A-SF2-INT = + SLM + - - △128 ENGLANDSide A
AMLH 64794 B1 A&MSP 04794B-SF2-INT = + < SLM + △128-X ENGLANDSide B
T1 AM SP04794A (RE-2)-T1Side A Etched, var 1
SXT AMSP04794B-T2Side B Runout, var 1
T1 AM SP04794A (RE-2)-T4Side A Etched, var 2
\ SXT AMSP04794B-T3 A7Side B Etched, A of "A7" stamped, var 2
A+M SPO1800 A-S2Side A, variant 1
A+M SPO1800 B-S1Side B, variant 1
A+M SPO1800 C-S1Side C, variant 1
A+M SPO1800 D-S1Side D, variant 1
AM SP04794A (RE-2)-P4Side A runout, variant 1
AM SP04794B-P5Side B runout, variant 1
AM SP04794A (RE-2)-P1Side A runout, variant 2
AM SP04794B-P2Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | A&M Records 8736First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records L 37069 / A&M Records SP 4794First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 63596First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4794 / A&M Records SP-4794LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4794 / A&M Records SP-4794First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4794 / A&M Records SP-4794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4794 / A&M Records SP-4794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64794 / A&M Records 64794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64794 / A&M Records 64794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64794 / A&M Records 64794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Ireland | A&M Records AMLH 64794 / A&M Records AMLH 64794First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6067First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 37069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | A&M Records AMLH 64794LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Mexico | A&M Records SLAM-138 / A&M Records 33C 062 - 63596LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | A&M Records AMLH 64794 / A&M Records AMLH-64794LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | A&M Records AMLH 64794LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Europe | A&M Records AMNP 138 / A&M Records AMLH 64794LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | A&M Records 393 221-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Greece | A&M Records 393 221-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3035LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1986 | Spain | A&M Records 393 221-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Intervention Records IR-004 / A&M Records B0024215-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Intervention Records IR-004LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69933LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69933LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMNP 138 / A&M Records AMLH 64794LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 393 221-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 393 221-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | A&M Records AMNP 138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64794LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64794LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 3221 / A&M Records SP-3221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4794 / A&M Records SP 4794LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4794 / A&M Records SP-4794LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4794LP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
60 vinyl pressings of I'm The Man are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1979 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Europe, Argentina and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 64794.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 64794, SP-4794, SP-18000, SP - 4794) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH-64794-A-3 A&M-SP04794A(RE-1)-E1 D and AMLH-64794-B2 tone D. 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.
