Sweden
1991- Label and catalog number
- Btech FREE 12
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Morgan King · 1991
I'm Free was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1991, 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.
FREE-12 A BE CR Audiodisc 910606A-Side Runout Etching
FREE-12 B BE CR Audiodisc 910606B-Side Runout Etching
FREE-12 A Audiodisc 910606Side A
FREE-12 B Audiodisc 910606Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sweden | Btech FREE 12First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Sweden | Btech FREE12First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1991 | Sweden | Btech FREE-12First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1992 | Germany | Dance Pool DAN 657909 6 / Dance Pool 657909 612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1992 | Germany | Dance Pool DAN 657909 77" | 7" |
| 1993 | UK | OM Records OM 000612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1993 | UK | OM Records OM 000612", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | OM Records 12OM000612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | OM Records 12OM0006 T12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | OM Records OM 000612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Excession XSN 00612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of I'm Free are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1991 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in Sweden. One of them is Btech FREE 12.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FREE 12, FREE12, FREE-12) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.