Vinyl pressings
by The Delfonics · 1968
Ready Or Not Here I Come 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.
14 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
Philly Groove 154A 8958 Frankford / Wayne B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ M [MR logo] LW △73977Side A runout
Frankford / Wayne Philly Groove 154 8959 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ m LW [MR logo] △73977-XSide B runout
8958Side A label
8959Side B label
ARP Philly Groove 154A 8958 MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA Bestway A LWA-Side Runout
ARP MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA HS Philly Groove 154 8959 Bestway LWB-Side Runout
8958Side A Label
8959Side B Label
PHILLY GROOVE 154A 8958 [F/W Phila] Bestway BA Runout
PHILLY GROOVE 154 8959 Bestway LW B [F/W Phila]B Runout
8958A Label
8959B Label
154A 8958 Bestway FRANKFORD WAYNESide A runout
154 8959 Bestway FRANKFORD WAYNESide B runout
8958Side A label
8959Side B label
PhillyGroove 154A 8958 Mastered By Frankford/Wayne PA Bestway BA side runout
PhillyGroove 154 8959 Bestway LW Mastered By Frankford/Wayne PAB side runout
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 | Stateside OSS 8632First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Stateside OSS-8632First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Bell Records PHILLY GROOVE 154XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | Bell Records PHILLY GROOVE 154XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Bell Records BLD 513First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Bell Records BL.209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 154First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 154First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 154First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 154First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 154First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 154First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 154First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Bell Records BLL 1042First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Germany | Bell Records 1547", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Bell Records S 11757", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Germany | Bell Records S 11757", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Ireland | Bell Records BLL(I)11757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Bell Records 5C 006-93 0117", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | UK | Bell Records BLL 11757", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | Bell Records BLL 11757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | France | Bell Records 2008 0217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Collectables 12137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables 12137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Ready Or Not Here I Come are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Philly Groove Records Incorporated 154, released November 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 154, PG 154, BLL 1042, OSS 8632) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Philly Groove 154A 8958 Frankford / Wayne B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ M [MR logo] LW △73977 and Frankford / Wayne Philly Groove 154 8959 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ m LW [MR logo] △73977-X. 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.
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