Vinyl pressings
by Roy Ayers · 1978
You Send Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
STERLING p PD-1-6159-AS-CP2 AA-Side Runout Etching
STERLING p PD-1-6159-BS-CP1 AB-Side Runout Etching
PD-1-6159 AA-Side Label
PD-1-6159 BB-Side Label
PD-1-6159-AS-PRC-1-1-1 PRCEtched Side A
PD-1-6159-BS-PRC-1-1-11 PRCEtched Side B
STERLINGStamped twice Side B
PD-1-6159-AS-MW (MR) △23552 <1> STERLINGSide A, etched
PD-1-6159-BS-MW (MR) △23552-X <1> STERLINGSide B, etched
PD-1-6159-AS-SPEtched Side A
PD-1-6159-BS-SPEtched Side B
STERLING
PD-1-6159-AS-CP3 [STERLING]A
PD-1-6159-BS-CPB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Polydor 2391365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 2391 365First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1198First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2391 365First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2391 365First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6159First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6159 / Polydor 2391 365First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6159First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Atlas 2391 365LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Atlas 2391 365LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Atlas 2391 365LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Urban UMID 3 / Polydor 833 845-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of You Send Me are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6159.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6159, 2391 365, 2391365, MPF 1198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING p PD-1-6159-AS-CP2 A and STERLING p PD-1-6159-BS-CP1 A. 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.
