Vinyl pressings
by The Impressions · 1968
Fool For You 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 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.
CR1932-A-1C SELECT SOUND (image of two Tulips) M.L.9/3/'68 PA Side Runout
CR1932-B-1C PB Side Runout
CR 1932 AA Side Label
CR 1932 BB Side Label
CR-1932-A ARPRunout, Side A, Etched
CR-1932-B ARPRunout, Side B, Etched
CR1932ALabel Side A
CR1932BLabel Side B
o CR-1932-AA Side Runout
o CR-1932-BB Side Runout
CR 1932 AA Side Label
CR 1932 BB Side Label
CR-1932A-1K sVar. 1 A side deadwax - stamped
CR-1932-A-1A SSSSSVar. 1 B side deadwax - etched
CR-1932A-1J ssVar. 2 A side deadwax - stamped
CR-1932B-1J sssVar. 2 B side deadwax - stamped
CR-1932-A °A-Side Runout
CR-1932-B °B-Side Runout
CR 1932 AA-Side Label
CR 1932 BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Buddah Records BUD-007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Curtom CR 1932XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Buddah Records 201 021First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Greece | Buddah Records 201 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Buddah Records 201 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Buddah Records 201 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CR 1932First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Uruguay | Buddah Records 76.008First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Buddah Records CR 1932First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Buddah Records LL-2200-DAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CR 1932 / Curtom CR-1932First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CR 1932First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CR 1932First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CR 1932 / Curtom CR-1932First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Curtom CR 19327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD-227", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Fool For You are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Jamaica, Japan and more. One of them is Curtom CR 1932, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR 1932, 201 021, LL-2200-DA, BUD-007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CR1932-A-1C SELECT SOUND (image of two Tulips) M.L.9/3/'68 P and CR1932-B-1C P. 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.
