Vinyl pressings
by Sly Stone · 1975
I Get High On 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.
15 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ZSS 157887-1FA-Side Runout, Etched, variant 1
ZSS 157888-1FB-Side Runout, Etched, variant 1
ZSS 157887-1E pA-Side Runout, Etched, variant 2
ZSS 157888-1E pB-Side Runout, Etched, variant 2
ZSS 157887-1C TA-Side Runout, Etched
ZSS 157888-1C TB-Side Runout, Etched
ZSS 157887A-Side Label
ZSS 157888B-Side Label
ZSS 157887-1B SSSide A Runout
ZSS 157888-1B SSSide B Runout
ZSS 157887Side A Label
ZSS 157888Side B Label
ZSS 157887stereo runout
ZSP 157886mono 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Epic ES 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic 8-50135First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | France | Epic EPC 3596First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic EPC S 3596First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic EPC S 3596First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Epic 8-50135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Mexico | Epic SC-71408First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Spain | Epic EPC 3596First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Epic S EPC 3596First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Epic EPC 3596First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Epic S EPC 3596First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50135First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50135First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50135First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50135First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of I Get High On You are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 8-50135.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8-50135, S EPC 3596, EPC 3596, ES 171) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 157887-1F and ZSS 157888-1F. 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.
