Vinyl pressings
by The Ebonys · 1973
It's Forever was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
BC-ZS7-3529-3 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. NSRunout A, etched, apart from company stamp
BB-ZS7-3529-4 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. NSRunout B, etched, apart from company stamp
ZS7 3529-3Label, Side A
ZS7 3529-4Label, Side B
ZS7 3529-3Label A
ZS7 3529-4Label B
TI P.I.R-AD-ZS7-3529-1Side A (Etched)
TI P.I.R. ZS7-3529-3-ADSide B
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD WAYNE PHILA.Side A & B Stamped
P.I.R. AH-ZS7-3259-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. sA-Side Runout Etching
P.I.R. AH-ZS7-3259-3 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. sB-Side Runout Etching
JZS7 3529-1A-Side Label
JZS7 3529-3B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS BA-222005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | Epic 66221First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | France | Epic EPC 1512First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 1512First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 23637", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS7 3529First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS7 3529First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS7 3529First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS7 3529First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS7 3529First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS7 3529First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Epic S EPC 1512First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Epic S EPC 1512First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | UK | Epic S EPC 1512First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | UK | Epic S EPC 1512First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 23637", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of It's Forever are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Philadelphia International Records ZS7 3529.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS7 3529, S EPC 1512, BA-222005, 66221) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BC-ZS7-3529-3 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. NS and BB-ZS7-3529-4 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. NS. 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.
