Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band · 1980
For You 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.
1 pressing came out in 1980, the album's first year. 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.
WBS 49678 XAA 9765-DJ-LWI ✲Side A runout
WBS 49678 XAA 9765-S-S-LWI ✲Side B runout
XAA 9765 VI DJSide A label
XAA 9765 VI SSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49678First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | Australia | Bronze K-81847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 496787", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Chile | Bronze BS 100657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Bronze BRO 1137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Bronze 102 747 / Bronze 102 747 - 1007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Bronze 102.695 / Bronze 102.7477", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS496787", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS496787", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS496787", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of For You are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS49678.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS49678) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS 49678 XAA 9765-DJ-LWI ✲ and WBS 49678 XAA 9765-S-S-LWI ✲. 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.
