Vinyl pressings
by Sister Janet Mead · 1974
With You I Am was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SMX 44141 2ASide A handwritten run-outs, between the @A is a square shape scribbled out in the middle
SMX 44142 2BSide B handwritten run-outs
SMX 44141Side A label
SMX 44142Side B label
A&M SP3681 P2Side A handwritten run-outs, between the @A is a square shape scribbled out in the middle
A&M SP3682 P1Side B handwritten run-outs
SP-3639/Stereo (SP-3681)Side A Label
SP-3639/Stereo (SP-3682)Side B Label
A&M SP 3681-M1 (MR) △ 19006 (1)A Side Runout
A&M SP3682-M1 (MR) △ 19006-X (2)B Side Runout
SP-3639/Stereo (SP-3681)A Side Label
SP-3639/Stereo (SP-3682)B Side Label
T1 A&M SP 3681-T1 D12A Side Runout
T1 A&M SP3682-T2 A5B Side Runout
SP-3639/Stereo (SP-3681)A Side Label
SP-3639/Stereo (SP-3682)B Side Label
SP3639ASide A handwritten run-outs
SP3639BSide B handwritten run-outs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Festival Records L 35148 / Festival Records L-35148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Festival Records L 35148 / Festival Records L-35148LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3639 / A&M Records SP-3639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | A&M Records AML 214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Korea | A&M Records SP 3639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Taiwan | Giant TD-1404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | A&M Records SP 3639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | A&M Records SP 3639 / A&M Records SP-3639First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | A&M Records SP-3639 / A&M Records SP 3639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | A&M Records SP-3639 / A&M Records SP 3639First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | A&M Records SP 3639 / A&M Records SP-3639First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | A&M Records SP-3639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | A&M Records LPS-88339LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of With You I Am are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Australia, US, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Festival Records L 35148.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L 35148, SP 3639, SP-3639, AML 214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMX 44141 2A and SMX 44142 2B. 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.
