Vinyl pressings
by Korona · 1980
Let Me Be was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
UAST-20823-2̶-3 T11/runout side A
UAST-20819-2̶-4 T111runout side B
UAST-20823label side A
UAST-20819label side B
UAST-20823-Z-1 R-5272runout side A
UAST-20819-Z-2 R-5271runout side B
UAST-20823label side A
UAST-20819label side B
UAST--20823-2-1 R-5272Side A runout
UAST--20823-2-1 R-5272Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | United Artists Records UA-237First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-X1341-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ecuador | United Artists Records 128-0003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ecuador | United Artists Records 128-0003First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | France | United Artists Records 2C008-82913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UA 11First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | United Artists Records 10C 006 082913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | United Artists Records UA-X1341-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | United Artists Records UA-X1341-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | United Artists Records UA-X1341-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | United Artists Records CM-396First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Let Me Be are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Canada, Ecuador and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-X1341-Y, released March 22, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-X1341-Y, UA-237, 128-0003, 2C008-82913) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAST-20823-2̶-3 T11/ and UAST-20819-2̶-4 T111. 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.
