Vinyl pressings
by Randy Vanwarmer · 1979
Just When I Needed You Most 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.
34 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 17 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.
100729 - A BSS0334 VTN1107-SRunout side A
100729 - B BSS0334 VTN1108-SRunout side B
100.729-ALabel side A
100.729-BLabel side B
100729 A- 1/79S
100729 B- 1/79S
WIP 6516 A-1USide A runout, stamped
JONZSide A runout, etched
WIP 6516 B-1USide B runout, stamped
SOUND CLINICSide B runout, etched
WIP 6516 A-1UA side dead wax stamped
WIP 6516 B-1UB side dead wax stamped
JONZA side dead wax etched
SOUND CLINICB side dead wax etched
WIP 6516 A-1Side A runout, stamped
GEOFFSSide A runout, etched
WIP 6516 B-1Side B runout, stamped
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 | Interfusion K7526First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Australia | Bearsville K7526First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Australia | Interfusion K-7526First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Bearsville BSS 0334First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Bearsville BSS 0334First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | France | Bearsville 49.519First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Bearsville 100 729 / Bearsville 100 729-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Bearsville 100 729First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Ireland | Island Records WIP 6516First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Ireland | Island Records WIP 6516First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Bearsville BRNP 2002First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Japan | Bearsville 06SP 447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Bearsville 07SP 809First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Bearsville 07SP 809First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Bearsville 100.729 / Bearsville 100 729First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-108127", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of Just When I Needed You Most are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Bearsville 100.729.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 100.729, 100 729, G-2232, WIP 6516) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 100729 - A BSS0334 VTN1107-S and 100729 - B BSS0334 VTN1108-S. 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.
