Vinyl pressings
by Macho · 1978
I'm A Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
94 GOM 30002 A 24-8-78 SterlingRunout area side A
94 GOM 30002 B 24-8-78 SterlingRunout area side B
94 GOM 30002-1LLabel side A
94 GOM 30002-2LLabel side B
94 GOM 30002A 24·8·78 STERLING △△△ ✳✳✳Runout, side A
94 GOM 30002B 24·8·78 STERLING △△△ ✳✳✳Runout, side B
94 GOM 30002-1LLabel, side A
94 GOM 30002-2LLabel, side B
YAX.5570Label - side A
YAX.5571Label - side B
PRL 12160AS 2 FW [apple symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
PRL 12161-BS 2 FW [apple symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
PRL 12160AS FW [apple symbol] A3Side A runout, variant 2
PRL 12161-BS 2 FW [apple symbol] 1Side B runout, variant 2
PRL 12160AS-1DRunout side A
PRL 12160BS-1CRunout side B
PRL 12160 ASLabel side A
PRL 12160 BSLabel side B
PRL-12160AS 2 FW ѼA-Side Runout Etching
PRL 12161BS 2 FW ѼB-Side Runout Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | EMI 6934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | EMI EMC.3290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | EMI 31C 064 61959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Prelude Records PRL 12160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Chile | EMI 5234 / EMI 32C 064-61959First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | France | Flarenasch 723.603 / Flarenasch 723 603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | India | EMI EMC 3290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Israel | Portrait EMC 3290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Goody Music Records GOM 30002First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Italy | Goody Music Records GOM 30002First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Japan | EMI EMS-40135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | EMI EMS-40135First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Musart EDI 60457 / Musart 60457First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Nigeria | EMI EMC 3290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Peru | EMI ELD 02.21.732First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
35 vinyl pressings of I'm A Man are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Italy, UK, US, Germany and more. One of them is Goody Music Records GOM 30002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GOM 30002, EMC 3290, PRL 12160, 200 197-320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 94 GOM 30002 A 24-8-78 Sterling and 94 GOM 30002 B 24-8-78 Sterling. 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.
