Vinyl pressings
by King Floyd · 1972
Everybody Needs Somebody 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.
16 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
CH 21787-1-KF-B 1-28-72 C̶H̶ ̶2̶3̶8̶0̶2̶-1 SRC M HCA-Side Runout Etching
CH 23802-1 KF-A 1-28-72 SRC M HCB-Side Runout Etching
CH-21787 SPA-Side Label
CH-23802 SPB-Side Label
CH 23802-2 KF-A PP M HCA side Runout Etched
C̶H̶ ̶2̶1̶7̶8̶2̶-̶2̶ KF-B PP CH 21787-2 M HC CH 21787-2B side Runout Etched
CH-23802-PLSide A Label
CH-21787-PLSide B Label
CH-23802-MOSide A Label
CH-21787-MOSide B Label
CH 23802-1 KF-A 1-28-72 SRC M HC SRCRunout side A
CH 21787-1-KF-B 1-28-72 C̶H̶ ̶2̶3̶8̶0̶2̶-1 M HCRunout side B
CH-23802 SPLabel side A
CH-21787 SPLabel side B
CH 21787-1-KF-B SRC 1-28-72 C̶H̶ ̶2̶3̶8̶0̶2̶-1 X M HCA-Side Runout Etching
CH 21787-1-KF-B 1-28-72 C̶H̶ ̶2̶3̶8̶0̶2̶-1 SRC M HCB-Side Runout Etching
CH-21787 SPLabels
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 | Canada | ATCO Records CH-443First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Atlantic CH 443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Panama | Atlantic CH-433First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 10162First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 10162First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Chimneyville Records CH-443 / Chimneyville Records 45-443First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Chimneyville Records CH NO. 443First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Chimneyville Records CH 443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Chimneyville Records CH-443First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Chimneyville Records 45-443First year7", 45 RPM, Mono, Promo, Single · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Promo, Single · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Chimneyville Records 45-443First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Chimneyville Records CH NO. 443First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1972 | US | Chimneyville Records CH-443First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Chimneyville Records CH 443First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Chimneyville Records CH-443First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Everybody Needs Somebody are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Jamaica and more. One of them is Chimneyville Records CH-443.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CH-443, CH NO. 443, CH 443, 45-443) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CH 21787-1-KF-B 1-28-72 C̶H̶ ̶2̶3̶8̶0̶2̶-1 SRC M HC and CH 23802-1 KF-A 1-28-72 SRC M HC. 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.
