Vinyl pressings
by The Intruders · 1973
I'll Always Love My Mama 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.
25 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 11 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.
GAMBLE-ZS7-2506-3-BAA side deadwax - etched
GAMBLE-ZS7-2506-4-BAB side deadwax - etched
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. (stamped, on three lines) NS. (etched, signed)On both sides of deadwax
P GAMBLE - ZS7-2506-3-BA Frankford/Wayne [stamp] NS.Runout A etched
P GAMBLE - ZS7-2506-4-BA Frankford/Wayne [stamp] NS.Runout B etched
ZS7 2506-3Label A
ZS7 2506-4Label B
AB ZS8-3624-3 TM/JRA Side
AA ZS8-3624-4 TM/JRB Side
ZS7 2506-3Side A Label
ZS7 2506-4Side B Label
GAMBLE - ZS7 2506-3 F/W 回-G-回Side A Runout
GAMBLE - ZS7 2506-4 F/W 回-G-回Side B Runout
ZS7 2506-3Side A Label
ZS7 2506-4Side B Label
p GAMBLE - AA - ZS7-1071 F/W NS 1A side runout
p GAMBLE - AB - ZS7-1071 F/W NS 1B side runout
ZS7 1071Labels
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-221990First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | Epic 66219First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia ZS7 2506First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | France | Epic EPC 1623 / Philadelphia International Records EPC 1623First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Epic EPC S 1623First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Epic EPC S 1623First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Gamble ZS7 2506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Gamble ZS7 2506First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Japan | Epic ECPB-237First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 1623First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Spain | Epic EPC 1623First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Epic S EPC 1623First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Epic S EPC 1623First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Epic S EPC 1623First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Epic S EPC 1623First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables COL 46427", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of I'll Always Love My Mama are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1973 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Gamble ZS7 2506, released March 7, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS7 2506, ZS8 3624, AE7 1071, AE 7 1071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GAMBLE-ZS7-2506-3-BA and GAMBLE-ZS7-2506-4-BA. 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.
