Vinyl pressings
by Roy Buchanan · 1973
That's What I Am Here For was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PD-6020-A-2-11-11 STERLING RL PRSide A Runout Variant 1
PD-6020-B-2-11-1 STERLING PRCSide B Runout Variant 1
PD-6020-A-2-11 STERLING RL P.R.Side A Runout Variant 2
PD-6020-B-2-11 STERLING P.R.Side B Runout Variant 2
PD-6020-A-1A Ƨ STERLING RLSide A runout etched, STERLING stamped
PD-6020-B-1A ƧSide B runout etched
PD-6020-A-IARunout Area Side 1 (Etched)
PD-6020-B-IARunout Area Side 2 (Etched)
PD-6020-A-1C MR 8600(1) STERLING RLA runout, variant 1
PD-6020-B-1C MR 8600-X(2) STERLING RLB runout, variant 1
PD-6020-A-1C MR 18600(2) STERLING RLA runout, variant 2
PD-6020-B-1C MR 18600-X(2) STERLING RLB runout, variant 2
PD-6020-A-2-11-11 STERLING RL PRSide A Runout, etched, Sterling stamped
PD-6020-B-2-11-1 STERLING PRC DSide B Runout, etched, Sterling stamped
PD 6020 ASide A Label
PD 6020 BSide B Label
PD-6020-A-S10 T1 CSide A Label
PD-6020-B-3-1D Tx1 CSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Polydor 2391 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Polydor PD 6020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Polydor 2391 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2391 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2391 114First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2391 114First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Israel | Polydor 2391 114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Lebanon | Polydor 2391114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Polydor 2485 227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Polydor 2391 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Polydor 2391 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 6020 / Polydor 2391 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 6020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 6020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Polydor SWAO-95670 / Polydor PD 6020LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Polydor 2391 114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of That's What I Am Here For are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor PD 6020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 6020, 2391 114, 2391114, 2485 227) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-6020-A-2-11-11 STERLING RL PR and PD-6020-B-2-11-1 STERLING PRC. 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.
