Vinyl pressings
by Rare Earth · 1971
I Just Want To Celebrate 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.
34 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 22 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.
B3-01-T2-901M03-2 RE-5031-A2B LENNYA side etching, variant 1
B3-01-T2-901M03 RE-5031A-2A LENNY S1111A side etching, variant 2
B3-01-T2-901M03-2Side A label
B3-01-T2-901M04Side B label
B3-01-T2-901M03-2 RE-5031 LENNYRunout Side A Variant 1
B3-01-T2-901M04 RE-5031 LENNYRunout Side B Variant 1
B3-01-T2-901M03-2 RE-5031 LENNY (etched) TVCRunout Side A Variant 2
B3-01-T2-901M04 RE-5031 LENNY (etched) TVCRunout Side B Variant 2
B3-01-T2-901M03 RE-5031-2Scrawled in runout side A
B3-01-T2-901M04 RE-5031Scrawled in runout side B
LENNYScrawled in runouts
ARPStamped in runouts
B3-01-T2-901M03-2Side A label
B3-01-T2-901M04Side B label
B3-01-T2-901M03 RE-5031-2 LENNYScrawled in runout Mono side
B3-01-T2-892S06 RE-5031-2 LENNYScrawled in runout Stereo side
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 | Argentina | Tamla Motown TMS-0578First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Argentina | Tamla Motown TMS-0578First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO 9595First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Rare Earth R-5031FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Chile | Rare Earth SM - 111First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Germany | Rare Earth 1C 006-92 711 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Greece | Tamla Motown GTM 151First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Ireland | Rare Earth RES 102First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Italy | Rifi RSL-NP 63105First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown R 5031FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | Rare Earth JET2073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Mexico | Tamla Motown 6961First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM805First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Norway | Rare Earth 7E 006-92711 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Portugal | Rare Earth RES 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Rare Earth R-50317", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of I Just Want To Celebrate are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1971 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Belgium, Netherlands and more. One of them is Rare Earth R 5031F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5031F, R-5031 F, RES 102, 4C 006-92711) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B3-01-T2-901M03-2 RE-5031-A2B LENNY and B3-01-T2-901M03 RE-5031A-2A LENNY S1111. 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.
