Vinyl pressings
by Ralfi Pagan · 1971
Make It With You / Stray Woman was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
51166-2E (MR) ∆85229 STERLINGSide A Runout
51167-2E (MR) ∆85228-X STERLINGSide B Runout
51166Side A Label
51167Side B Label
S-51166-2ASide A etching
51167-2ASide B etching
51166Side A Label
51167Side B Label
51166-2DRunout, Side A, Etched
51167-2DRunout, Side B, Etched
STERLINGRunout, Side A, Stamped
STERLINGRunout, Side B, Stamped
51166-2DA side runout etched
51167-2DB side runout etched
STERLINGBoth sides stamped
51166A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Jamaica | Wand WDF 11236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Fania Records WDF 11236 / Wand WDF 11236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Fania Records WFJ 11236 / Wand WFJ 11236First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Fania Records WFD-11236 / Wand WFD-11236First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Fania Records WDF 11236 / Wand WDF 11236First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Fania Records WFJ-11236First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Fania Records WDF 11236 / Wand WDF 11236First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Wand WFJ 11236 / Fania Records WFJ 11236First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Fania Records WDF 11236 / Wand WDF 11236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Fania Records WDF 11236 / Wand WDF 11236First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fania Records #5677", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Make It With You / Stray Woman are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Jamaica. One of them is Fania Records WDF 11236, released June 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WDF 11236, WFD-11236, WFJ 11236, WFJ-11236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 51166-2E (MR) ∆85229 STERLING and 51167-2E (MR) ∆85228-X STERLING. 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.
