Vinyl pressings
by Luther Ingram · 1972
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right 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 2 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.
KM-00951Label A
KM-00952Label B
STXM-0145-9 (R) KM-00951 -REPL. [MR logo] L.NIX △88517A side deadwax
STXM-0146-9 (R) KM-00952 -REPL. [MR logo] L.NIX △88517-XB side deadwax
STXS-0239-2 KS-01024 PP L.NIXA and B Runouts Identical - etched
KS-01024-PLA and B Labels Identical
· STXM-0145-6 · KM-00951 · L. Nix · ARPRunout side A, etched; "ARP" stamped in script
· STXM-0146-6 · KM-00952 · L. Nix · ARPRunout side B, etched; "ARP" stamped in script
KM-00951Label side A
KM-00952Label side B
STXM-0145-8 KM-00951 L.NIX SON S-2633A-Side Runout Etching
STXM-0146-8 KM-00952 L.NIX SON S-2634B-Side Runout Etching
KM-00951A-Side Label
KM-00952B-Side Label
STXM-0145-2 KM-00951 PP L.NIXA
STXM-0146-2 KM-00952 PP L.NIXB
· STXM-0145-6 · KM-00951 · L, Nix · ALJ [in Heraldic Script, machine stamped]A
· STXM-0146-6 · KM-00952 · L, Nix · ALJ [in Heraldic Script, machine stamped]B
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 | Jamaica | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Jamaica | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | Jamaica | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | KoKo KOA-2111First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
16 vinyl pressings of (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Jamaica. One of them is KoKo KOA-2111, released April 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KOA-2111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KM-00951 and KM-00952. 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.
