Vinyl pressings
by Judy Clay · 1968
Private Number / Love-Eye-Tis was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 9 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.
A 3 ST0019 p o ZTSB 129732-1AA-Side Runout Etching
3 o ST0020 p ZTSB 129733-1AB-Side Runout Etching
ST-0019A-Side Label
ST-0020B-Side Label
ST0019 ZTSB129732-1CSide A Runout
ST0020 ZTSB129733-1CSide B Runout
ST-0019-PLSide A Label
ST-0020-PLSide B Label
ST0019 ZTSB129732-1B △72318Side A Runout
ST0020 ZTSB129733-1B △72318-ASide B Runout
ST-0019Side A Label
ST-0020Side B Label
ST0019 ZTSB129732-IDA-Side Runout - Etched
ST0020 ZTSB129733-IDB-Side Runout - Etched
ST-0019-PLA-Side Label
ST-0020-PLB-Side Label
p o ZTSB 129732-1A I3 ST0019
STAX 101 A -1Side A - deadwax, machine stamped
103 ASide A - deadwax, machine stamped [struck thru]
STAX 101 B -1Side B - deadwax, machine stamped
STAX 101 A 45Side A - Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | France | Stax 169 039First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Stax AX 23 973First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Stax 45-M 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | India | Dot Records 45-109First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0005First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0005First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stax STA-0005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Stax STAX 101First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stax STAX 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stax STAX 101First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stax STAX 101First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stax STAX 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stax STAX 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Stax STA-0005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Stax STAX 8017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Stax STA.0005X7", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Stateside CSS 112807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of Private Number / Love-Eye-Tis are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1968 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Stax STA-0005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0005, STAX 101, 169 039, AX 23 973) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 3 ST0019 p o ZTSB 129732-1A and 3 o ST0020 p ZTSB 129733-1A. 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.
