Vinyl pressings
by Seals & Crofts · 1975
I'll Play For You was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 11 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.
BS 2848 S 41018Runout, Side A, Etched (Variant 1)
BS 2848 S 41019 XXRunout, Side B, Etched (Variant 1)
ᴘRunout, Both Sides, Stamped (Variant 1)
BS 2848 S 41018 XRunout, Side A, Etched (Variant 2)
BS 2848 S 41018 1A TML-SRunout side A - variant 1
BS 2848 S 41019 1A TML-MRunout side B - variant 1
S BS 2848 S 41018 1B TML-SRunout side A - variant 2
A BS 2848 S 41019 1A TML-MRunout side B - variant 2
T1 BS 2848 S 41018-2 TML-S C-3Runout Side A
T1 BS 2848 S 41019-1 TML-S C\2Runout Side B
S BS 2848 S 41018 1B TML-M A 12A Side
S BS 2848 S 41019 1A TML-M AB Side
P BS 2848 S 41018 2 TML-M BRunout A
P BS 2848 S 41019 X TML-MRunout B
S41,018Label A
S41,019Label B
BS4-2848 Q 41090-1ARunout Side A
BS4-2848 Q-41091-1ARunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 3-01-404-061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2848First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56116LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 116First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 116 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2848First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8555WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8555WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2848First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2848First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records HWBS 321-86 (LS)First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56116 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2848First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2848First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS4 2848First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
25 vinyl pressings of I'll Play For You are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2848.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2848, BS4 2848, K 56116, 3-01-404-061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS 2848 S 41018 and BS 2848 S 41019 XX. 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.
