Vinyl pressings
by Ray Stevens · 1979
I Need Your Help Barry Manilow 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.
10 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
WBS-8785-XTN-1118-S-LW-1 MASTERFONICS-M ✲A Runout
WBS-8785-UTN-0774-S-LW-1 2 MASTERFONICS ✲B Runout
(XTN1118)SA Label
(UTN0774)SB Label
WBS-8785-XTN-1118-S-JW-1 #2 MASTERFONICS 0Etched Side A, except MASTERFONICS 0 stamped
WBS-8785-UTN-0774-S-JW-2 #2 MASTERFONICS 0Etched Side B, except MASTERFONICS 0 stamped
WBS-8785-XTN-1118-S-WW-1 ─◁ MASTERFONICSSide A Runout
WBS-8785-UTN-0774-S-WW-1 ─◁ MASTERFONICSSide B Runout
(XTN1118)SSide A Label
(UTN0774)SSide B Label
STRAWBERRY S-2 K17361 A1 EGRunout [etched] side A
STRAWBERRY S-4 K17361B1 EGRunout [etched] side B
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 | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8785First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8785First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8785First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8785First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB-77-141First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8785First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8785First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8785First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8785First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17361First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of I Need Your Help Barry Manilow are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8785.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8785, K 17361, WB-77-141) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-8785-XTN-1118-S-LW-1 MASTERFONICS-M ✲ and WBS-8785-UTN-0774-S-LW-1 2 MASTERFONICS ✲. 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.
