Vinyl pressings
by Raspberries · 1972
I Wanna Be With You was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 13 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.
27927-S-Z2 -----◄A-Side Runout Etching - variant 1
27922-S-Z2 #2 -----◄B-Side Runout Etching - variant 1
27927-S-Z2 -----◄A-Side Runout Etching - variant 2
27922-S-Z2 -----◄B-Side Runout Etching - variant 2
27927-S-Z2 #3-1-3473 OSide A runout
27922-S-Z2 #3-2-3473 OSide B runout
S45-27927Label A
S45-27922Label B
S45-27927A-Side Label
S45-27922B-Side Label
S-45-27927-S-Z-3- ✲Variant 1: A-Side etch
S-45-27922-S-Z-3- ✲Variant 1: B-Side etch
S-45-27927-S-Z-3 3 ✲
S-45-27922-S-Z-3 3 ✲
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-10072First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-10072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records 3473First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records 3473First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records 3473First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Capitol Records 2 C 006-81320First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-81 320First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Japan | Capitol Records ECR-10228First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 006-81 320First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F3473First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Peru | Capitol Records 11744First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Portugal | Capitol Records SP 20 066First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | South Africa | Capitol Records JCL 525First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Spain | Capitol Records 1 J 006-81.320First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Sweden | Capitol Records 4E 006-81320First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of I Wanna Be With You are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Capitol Records 3473.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3473, P-3473, CP-10072, 2 C 006-81320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 27927-S-Z2 -----◄ and 27922-S-Z2 #2 -----◄. 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.
