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Vinyl pressings

I Want You Tonight

by Pablo Cruise · 1978

18 pressings12 countriesPop RockRockFunk / SoulPop

I Want You Tonight 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.

How to spot a first pressing of I Want You Tonight

3 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.

US

1978
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 2195-S
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo
Runout / matrix

A&M 02195-A-A&M TML-M T1 (LONG) SSRunout A

A&M 02195-B-A&M TML-M T2 SSRunout B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 18 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978BarbadosA&M Records 2195-SFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1978CanadaA&M Records AM-2195First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978USA&M Records 2195-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo
1979AustraliaA&M Records K76617", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1979BrazilA&M Records 31C 006 635727", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
1979EuropeA&M Records AMS 7641 / A&M Records AM 21957", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1979GuatemalaA&M Records 2195-S7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1979New ZealandA&M Records K 76617", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1979PeruA&M Records 01.09.15597", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1979South AfricaA&M Records AMRS 12947", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1979UKA&M Records AMS 75017", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1979USA&M Records 2195-S7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo
1979USA&M Records SP 1710512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1979USA&M Records 2195-S7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1979USA&M Records 2195-S7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo
All 17 pressings from the 1970s
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980UKA&M Records AMS 75017", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo, Promo · Promo7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo, Promo · Promo

Tracklist

  1. AI Want You Tonight3:45
  2. BFamily Man5:02

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Want You Tonight are there?

18 vinyl pressings of I Want You Tonight are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.

When was I Want You Tonight first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Barbados, Canada. One of them is A&M Records 2195-S.

How do I tell if my copy of I Want You Tonight is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2195-S, AM-2195) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M 02195-A-A&M TML-M T1 (LONG) SS and A&M 02195-B-A&M TML-M T2 SS. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Want You Tonight on vinyl worth?

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.

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