Vinyl pressings
by The Chambers Brothers · 1968
I Can't Turn You Loose 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.
15 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
ZSP-139178-1B [T1 M ]Runout, Side A, Stamped / [etched]
ZSP-139177-1B [M T1]Runout, Side B, Stamped / [etched]
ZSP-139178-1B T111Runout, Side A, Stamped / [etched]
ZSP-139177-1B T111Runout, Side B, Stamped / [etched]
JZSP139178-1A PA-Side Runout Etching
JZSP139177-1A pB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 139178Label Side A
ZSP 139177Label Side B
ZSP139178-1CSide A, Stamped
ZSP139177-1CSide B, Stamped
ZSP 139178Side A, Label
ZSP 139177Side B, Label
o JZSP139178-1A P • • A 7Side A runout
o JZSP139177-1A p A 2Side B runout
ZSP 139178Side A label
ZSP 139177Side B label
JZSP139178-1A P A6 oRunout A stamped
JZSP139177-1A P A1 oRunout B stamped
JZSP 139178Label A
JZSP 139177Label B
JZSP139178-1B TlllSIde A runout
JZSP139177-1B TlllSide B runout
JZSP 139178Label A
JZSP 139177Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BA-221585First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia 4-44679First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | France | CBS 3865First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 3865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 3865First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461213First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 3865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | CBS 3865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44679First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44679First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Direction 58-3865First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44679First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44679First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44679First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44679First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONG 800647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of I Can't Turn You Loose are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44679, released October 30, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44679, 58-3865, BA-221585, 3865) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-139178-1B [T1 M ] and ZSP-139177-1B [M T1]. 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.
