Vinyl pressings
by Sammy Davis Jr. · 1968
I've Gotta Be Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.
○ 30835 RS 6324 A -1DSide A Runout, etched
○ 30836 RS-6324 B 1CSide B Runout, etched
○ 30836 RS-6324 A 1AVariant 1
○ 30836 RS-6324 B 1AVariant 1
30835-3S A1 ɪRunout, side A / stamped
30835-3S ɪ A1Runout, side B / stamped
30,835Label, side A
30,836Label, side B
○ 30835 RS 6324 A 1 1B B6 TRunout side A, variant 1
○ 30836 RS-6324 B 1 1B B7 TRunout side B, variant 1
T .0. 30835 RS-6324 A 1 1B A 4Runout side A, variant 2
T .0. 30836 RS-6324 B 1 1B A 7Runout side B, variant 2
P 0 30835 RS 6324 A -1D. 3A-side Runout
P 0 30836 RS-6324 B 1C B4B-side Runout
RS 6324 (30,835)A-side label
RS 6324 (30,836)B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Reprise Records RS 6324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6324First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6324First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Reprise Records CRV. 6097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Reprise Records H 279/2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1968 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6324 / Reprise Records 6324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 6324 / Reprise Records RS.6324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 6324First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6324 / Reprise Records RS 6324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records ST-91644 / Reprise Records 6324LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6324 / Reprise Records RS 6324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6324First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6324 / Reprise Records RS 6324LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6324 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 6324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Chile | Reprise Records RS-6323LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Reprise Records 3 04 404 040LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 6324LP | LP |
| ? | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-843LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Venezuela | Reprise Records RS 6324LP | LP |
21 vinyl pressings of I've Gotta Be Me are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 6324.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6324, RS 6324, RSLP 6324, CRV. 6097) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ○ 30835 RS 6324 A -1D and ○ 30836 RS-6324 B 1C. 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.
