Vinyl pressings
by Ruby Winters · 1978
I Will 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.
13 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
1-1Run-out area A-side [etched]
1-2Run-out area B-side [etched]
SRCRun-out area both sides, Capitol "S" laying sideways with an R & C inside each loop [machine-stamp]
MNLP-8006-AS-Run-out area A-side [etched]
MNLP-8006-AS- STERLING SRCRun-out area A-side
MNLP-8006-BS STERLING SRCRun-out area B-side
MNLP 8006 ASLabel A-side
MNLP 8006 BSLabel B-side
CRLP.512.A-1 [Utopia Lyre Logo] R.G.J.Hand etched runout, side A
CRLP.512.B.1 [Utopia Lyre Logo]Hand etched runout, side B
CStamped runout, side A
O CStamped runout, side B
CRLP.512.A-1 [Utopia Lyre Logo] R.G.J.Hand etched runout, side A
CRLP.512.B.1 [Utopia Lyre Logo]Hand etched runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | Kelo Music KTF-5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Millennium MNLP 8006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Durium D.A.I. 30.315First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Jamaica | Creole Records CRLP 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | Millennium MNLP 8006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2382 090First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | SAUCE 2 47013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Creole Records CRLP 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Creole Records CRLP 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Millennium MNLP 8006 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Millennium MNLP 8006First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Millennium MNLP 8006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Hansa International 26 321 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Durium D.A.I. 30.315 / Durium Marche Estere D. AI 30-315LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | Dig-It International Records PLF 3031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of I Will are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Germany, Brazil and more. One of them is Millennium MNLP 8006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MNLP 8006, MNLP 8006 DJ, CRLP 512, 26 321 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-1 and 1-2. 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.
