Vinyl pressings
by Minnie Riperton · 1975
Inside My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T ZSS 160362 1F STERLINGRunout side A variation 1
T ZSS 160363 1P STERLINGRunout side B variation 1
T TML-M ZSS 160362 1FRunout side A variation 2
T TML-M ZSS 160363 1PRunout side B variation 2
ZSS 160362 1ARunout, Side A, Etched
ZSS 160363 1ARunout, Side B, Etched
ZSS 160362Side A Label
ZSS 160363Side B Label
ZSS 160362 1DEtched in runout, Side A
ZSS 160363 1KEtched in runout, Side B
TML-MStamped in runout, both sides
TML-S p ZSS 160362 1C 1A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZSS 160 362 1E TML-SStereo
ZSP 160 361 1EMono
TML-S p ZSS 160362 1CA-Side Runout Etching
TML-M p ZSP 160361 1EB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 160362A-Side Label
ZSP 160361B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Epic ES169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic 8-50128First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Mexico | Epic SC-71410First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Epic S EPC 3574First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Epic EPC 3574First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Epic S EPC 3574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50128First year7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50128First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50128First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | Venezuela | CBS 45-15.152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | Not On Label (Minnie Riperton)12", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | Epic EPC 35747", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Inside My Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 8-50128.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8-50128, S EPC 3574, EPC 3574, ES169) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS 160362 1F STERLING and T ZSS 160363 1P 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.
