Vinyl pressings
by KC & The Sunshine Band · 1979
Please Don't Go 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.
38 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 22 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.
TKX1035S1 (3) MasterfonicsRunout side A, variant 1
TKX1035S2 (3)Runout side B, variant 1
TKX1035S1 (1) MasterfonicsRunout side A, variant 2
TKX1035S2 (1) MasterfonicsRunout side B, variant 2
TKX1035S1 (1) MasterfonicsRunout side A
TKX1035S2 (1) MasterfonicsRunout side B
TKX-1035S1Label side A
TKX-1035S2Label side B
TKX1035S1 (1) MasterfonicsA-Side Runout Etching
TKX1035S2 (1) MasterfonicsB-Side Runout Etching
TKX-1035S1A-Side Label
TKX-1035S2B-Side Label
TKX1035S1 (7) Masterfonics PRA side runout
TKX1035S2 (7) Masterfonics PRB side runout
TKX-1035S1A side label
TKX-1035S2B side label
TKR S. 7558 . A 1 2 4 CSide A etched / stamped
STKR-7558. B-2 2 0 X CSide B etched / stamped
⋀Stamped, both sides
S TKR 7558 A*Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic 40.256First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic 40.222First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic 40.222First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 378First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Bolivia | CBS 30296 / Discos CBS 30296First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Epic 66458First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Epic 66.4587", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | Brazil | Epic 66458First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | T.K. Records K4-2053First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Chile | Discos CBS 11325First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Colombia | Epic 449229First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Colombia | Epic 449229First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Epic 664587", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Chile | Discos CBS 113627", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Colombia | Epic 44922912", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Colombia | Epic 44922912", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Ecuador | CBS 133-00407", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1980 | Italy | T.K. Records TKR 7558 / T.K. Records TKR75587", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Columbia K-30,1297", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | T.K. Records TKX-10377", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Uruguay | Epic 2.3337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Venezuela | CBS MSP-01812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Colombia | Epic 44924212", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | T.K. Records K4-50077", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | EMI 8 80178 7 / EMI 88 0178 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 03227", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
53 vinyl pressings of Please Don't Go are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Ireland, Argentina and more. One of them is T.K. Records TKX-1035.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TKX-1035, S TKR 7558, 40.222, ES 378) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TKX1035S1 (3) Masterfonics and TKX1035S2 (3). 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.
