Vinyl pressings
by Ray Charles · 1972
I Can Make It Through The Days 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.
7 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 4 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.
16391-S-2 TIIIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
16392-S-2 TIIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
16391-S-2 TIIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
16392-S-2 TIIIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
16391-S 1A sssssA-Side Runout Etching
16392-S 1B sssssB-Side Runout Etching
16391-AA-Side Label
16392-BB-Side Label
16391-M 1BMono-Side Label
16392-S 1BStereo-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Probe PRO-10266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records ABC-11351First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Probe 1C 006-94454First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABC 11351 / Tangerine Records ABC 11351First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABC 11351 / Tangerine Records ABC 11351First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABC 11351 / Tangerine Records ABC 11351First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABC 11351 / Tangerine Records ABC 11351First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Brazil | ABC Records ABC 113517", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Probe 2C 006-94454 / Pathé Marconi EMI 2C 006-944547", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Probe 1C 006-94 454 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-94 4547", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Probe 3 C006 944547", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of I Can Make It Through The Days are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is ABC Records ABC 11351.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABC 11351, PRO-10266, ABC-11351, 1C 006-94454) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 16391-S-2 TIII and 16392-S-2 TII. 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.
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