Vinyl pressings
by The Fatback Band · 1975
Yum, Yum (Gimme Some) 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.
10 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
EV 226 75-NP-1150-S-16-3-75 Ƨ STERLING RLSide A runout
EV 226 75-NP-1152-S-16-3-75Side B runout
(EV 226-A) (75 NP 1150) 2066 579Side A label
(EV 226-B) (75 NP 1152) 2066 579Side B label
75-NP-1150-S-1 6-3-75 STERLING RLSide A
75-NP-1152-S-1 6-3-75Side B
(EV 226) (75 NP 1150) 2066 579Side A label
(EV 226) (75 NP 1152) 2066 579Side B label
E̶V̶2̶2̶6̶ 75-NP-1150-S-1 6-3-75 43851 [STERLING] RLA Side Etched "43851" Faint and Mirrored
E̶V̶2̶2̶6̶ 75-NP-1152-S-1 6-3-75 43857B Side Etched "43857" Faint and Mirrored
STERLING (Ƨ)Stamped A side Runout
75 NP 1150Label Side A
2066 590 A//1 420 2Runout side A, variant 1
2066 590 B//1 420 2Runout side B, variant 1
2066590 A//1∇ 420 05 11 5 RALFORunout side A, variant 2
2066590 B//1∇ 420 05 11 8Runout side B, variant 2
2066590 A//1∇ 420 05 11 5Runout Side A [stamped]
2066590 B//1∇ 420 05 11 8Runout Side B [stamped]
RALFORunout Side A [etched]
2066 590Side A & B 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 | Canada | Event Records Inc. EV-226First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2066 579First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Polydor 2066 590First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Polydor EV 226First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2066 590First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2066 590First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Event Records Inc. EV 226First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Event Records Inc. EV 226First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Event Records Inc. EV 226First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Event Records Inc. EV 226First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Debut DEBTX 312212", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Debut DEBTX 312212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Yum, Yum (Gimme Some) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Event Records Inc. EV 226.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EV 226, 2066 590, EV-226, 2066 579) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EV 226 75-NP-1150-S-16-3-75 Ƨ STERLING RL and EV 226 75-NP-1152-S-16-3-75. 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.
