Vinyl pressings
by Niteflyte · 1979
If You Want It was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AR9009/PRO-7747-A-LONG-STEREO 3 DISKWERKSRunout Side A
AR9009/PRO-7747-B 3 DISKWERKSRunout Side B
PRO 7747 A/SPrinted On Label Side A
PRO 7747 B/SPrinted On Label Side A
ZSS 165481-1ARunout A
ZSS 165482-1BRunout B
7747-A-STERO DISKWERKS RR TIRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
7747-B-STEREO 6 DISKWERKS TIIIRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
TI 7747-A-STERO 5 DISKWERKSRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
7747-B-STEREO 6 DISKWERKS TIRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
7747-A STEREO 1A DISKWERKS S1Runout A
7747-B STEREO 1B 1 DISKWERKS SRunout B
7747-A-STEREO 1A DISKWERKS S1Runout A
7747-B-STEREO 1B DISKWERKS SSSRunout B
PRO 7747 A/SLabel Side A & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Ariola America 103389First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Ariola Records America 7747XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Ariola Records CM-278First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Peru | Ariola 17.553FFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | US | Ariola Records America AR 9009First year12" | 12" |
| 1979 | US | Ariola Records America PRO 7747First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Ariola Records America 7747First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Ariola Records America 7747First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Ariola Records America PRO 774712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1979 | US | Ariola Records America SV7747First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Ariola Records America 7747First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Ariola Records America 7747First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Ariola Records America 7747First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Ariola A-1007187", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Ariola AROD 22012" | 12" |
| 1980 | UK | Ariola ARO 2207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Ariola ARO 2207", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Ariola America 77477", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of If You Want It are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Ariola Records America AR 9009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AR 9009, 7747, PRO 7747, SV7747) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AR9009/PRO-7747-A-LONG-STEREO 3 DISKWERKS and AR9009/PRO-7747-B 3 DISKWERKS. 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.
