Vinyl pressings
by Percy Sledge · 1974
I'll Be Your Everything / Blue Water was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
ZSSB-147254-1B SAL-0140-S-2 CPS-0209 TIEtched side A
ZSSB-147256-1A SAL-0141-S-1 CPS-0209 TIEtched side B
(SAL0140)SLabel side A
(SAL0141)SLabel side B
ZSSB-147254-1D SAL-0141-S ID CPS-0209 SSide A Runout
ZSSB-147256-1D SAL-0141-S-1D CPS-0209 SSSSide B Runout
(SAL0140)SSide A Label
(SAL0141)SSide B Label
2089009 A // 1 ▽ 420 05 1 1 2Side A runout
2089009 B // 1 ▽ 420 05 1 1 5Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Barbados | Capricorn Records CPS 0209First year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | Canada | Capricorn Records CPR 0209First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records CPS 0209First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Capricorn Records 2089 009First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Capricorn Records CPS 0209First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Capricorn Records CPS 0209First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Capricorn Records CPS 0209First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Capricorn Records CPS 0209First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Capricorn Records 2089 009First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Belgium | Capricorn Records 2089 0097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | Capricorn Records 2089 0317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Capricorn Records CPS 02097" | 7" |
12 vinyl pressings of I'll Be Your Everything / Blue Water are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is Capricorn Records CPS 0209.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CPS 0209, 2089 009, CPR 0209) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSSB-147254-1B SAL-0140-S-2 CPS-0209 TI and ZSSB-147256-1A SAL-0141-S-1 CPS-0209 TI. 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.
