Vinyl pressings
by Narada Michael Walden · 1978
I Don't Want Nobody Else 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.
8 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST-D=K=-36151-4 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)PA-Side Runout
ST-D=K=-36096-1 (PR)PB-Side Runout
ST-DK-36151-PRA-Side Label
ST-DK-36096-PRB-Side Label
ST-DK-36151-4A-Side Runout Etchings
ST-DK-36096-1B-Side Runout Etchings
ST-DK-36151-PRA-Side Label
ST-DK-36096-PRB-Side Label
ST-DSKO-36151-4 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)A-Side Runout
ST-DSKO-36096-2 (PR)PB-Side Runout
ST-DSKO-36151-PRA-Side Label
ST-DSKO-36096-PRB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Atlantic 45 3541First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Panama | Atlantic 3541First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic DK 4714 / ATCO Records DK 4714First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic DSKO 138First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic DSKO 13812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3541First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic DK 4714First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3541First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3541First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Atlantic 10.0967" | 7" |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 11 2697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Atlantic 35417", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 2015012" | 12" |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 11.269 / Atlantic ATL-11.2697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic K 11269 (T)12" | 12" |
22 vinyl pressings of I Don't Want Nobody Else are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Panama. One of them is Atlantic DK 4714.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DK 4714, DSKO 138, 3541, 45 3541) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-D=K=-36151-4 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)P and ST-D=K=-36096-1 (PR)P. 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.
