Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Cohen · 1988
I'm Your Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
AL 44191 1B 5Z DM-5Side A runouts, variant 1
BL 44191 1A 5Z DM-CSide B runouts, variant 1
AL 44191 1B 5Z DM-2Side A runouts, variant 2
BL 44191 1A 5Z DM-7Side B runouts, variant 2
AL-44191-DMM-1A Sterling G1Side A runout, variant 1
BL-44191-DMM-1A Sterling G1Side B runout, variant 1
AL-44191-DMM-1A G1 Sterling C1Side A runout, variant 2
BL-44191-DMM-1A G1 Sterling B6Side B runout, variant 2
460642 1 A3 ARunout side A, variant 1
460642-1 B1 C1 10 AD1 ARunout side B, variant 1
460642-1 A1 1 AD2 ARunout side A, variant 2
460642-1 B1 2 AD1 ARunout side A, variant 2
MX 250291 460642 1-1 MRSide A Runout - Handwritten
MX 250292 460642 1-2 MRSide B Runout - Handwritten
MX250291Side A label
MX250292Side B label
01 460642 1A 1Side A runout, variant 1
01 460642 3B 1 ASide B runout, variant 1
01 460642 2A 1 BSide A runout, variant 2
01 460642 4B 1 BSide B runout, variant 2
01 460642 1A 1A-side runout stamp
01 460642 4B 1B-side runout stamp
CBS 460642 - AA-side label
CBS 460642 - BB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 460642 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 460642 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | CBS CBS 460642 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ireland | CBS 460642 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ireland | CBS 460642 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Israel | CBS CBS 460642 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Columbia MDO 460642First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Portugal | CBS CBS 460642 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | Jigu Records KJPL-0585 / CBS FC-44191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | CBS CPL-1008 / CBS CK-44191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 460642 1 / CBS CBS 460642 1 (SE)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 460642 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 460642 1 / CBS CBS 460642 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 460642 1 / CBS CBS 460642 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 0575-1 311 / CBS 11 0575-1 311LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Unknown | Music On Vinyl MOVLP424LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | Europe | Columbia MOVLP424 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP424LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | Europe | Columbia 88985346371LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2016 | Europe | Columbia 88985346371 / Legacy 88985346371LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 460642 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Columbia CBS 460642 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS/Sony CBS 460642 1 / CBS/Sony CBS 460642 1 (SE)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 44191LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of I'm Your Man are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1988 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Canada, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia FC 44191, released March 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 44191, 460642 1, CBS 460642 1, MDO 460642) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 44191 1B 5Z DM-5 and BL 44191 1A 5Z DM-C. 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.
