Vinyl pressings
by Linda Clifford · 1979
Let Me Be Your Woman 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.
30 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 20 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.
RS-2-3902-AS-PRC-1-1 KENDUR-D Jo.G.Hand And Machine Etched Runout Side A
RS-2-3902-ALabel Record 1 Side A
RS-2-3902-BLabel Record 1 Side B
RS-2-3902-CLabel Record 2 Side C
RS-2-3902-AS-CT2 D 12 Jo.G KENDUN-C T ISide A runout
RS-2-3902-BS-CT1 10 B Jo.G KENDUN-D I TSide B runout
RS-2-3902-CS-CT2 KENDUN-D Jo.G T ISide C runout
RS-2-3902-DS-CT1 Jo.G KENDUN-D D 4 T ISide D runout
A-4 (symbol) RS-2-3902-AS-KMI Jo G KENDUN-CRecord 1 Side A Runout
A-4 (symbol) RS-2-3902-BS-KMI Jo.G KENDUN-CRecord 1 Side B Runout
Jo.G KENDUN-C A-2(symbol) RS-2-3902-CS-KMIRecord 2 Side C Runout
Jo G KENDUN-C A-3(symbol) RS-2-3902-DS-KMIRecord 2 Side D Runout
RS-2-3902-AS-CMP-1 PRCW-1 Jo.G KENDUN-CRunout Side A
RS-2-3902-BS-CMP-2 PRCW-1 Jo.G KENDUN-DRunout Side B
RS-2-3902-CS-CMP-2 PRCW-1 Jo.G KENDUN-CRunout Side C
RS-2-3902-DS-CMP-2 PRCW-1 Jo.G KENDUN-CRunout Side D
RS-2-3902 ASide A label
RS-2-3902 BSide B label
RS-2-3902 CSide C label
RS-2-3902 DSide D label
RS-2-3902-AS-CP1 Jo.G KENDUN-CSide A runout
RS-2-3902-BS-CP-2 Jo.G KENDUN-D A PSide B runout
RS-2-3902-CS-CP2 Jo.G KENDUN-C P ASide C runout
RS-2-3902-DS-CP2 Jo.G KENDUN-C ASide D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | RSO 2394 229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia & New Zealand | RSO 2394 229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | RSO 2394229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Curtom 2394229 / RSO 2394229First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | RSO RSW-1-3902 / Curtom RSW-1-3902First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ecuador | RSO LP-71009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Curtom 2394 229 / RSO 2394 229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | RSO 2394 229 / Curtom 2394 229First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | RSO 2394 229First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | Greece | RSO 2394 229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ireland | RSO RSD 5005 / RSO (2479 229)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | RSO 2394 229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | RSO MWF 1063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | RSO MWF 1063 / Curtom MWF 1063First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | RSO 2394 229 / Curtom 2394 229First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Let Me Be Your Woman are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Curtom RS-2-3902.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS-2-3902, RSD 5005, 2394 229, 2394229) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS-2-3902-AS-PRC-1-1 KENDUR-D Jo.G. and RS-2-3902-A. 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.
