Vinyl pressings
by The Intruders · 1973
I Wanna Know Your Name 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.
13 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.
ZS7 2508-3A-Side Label
ZS7 2508-4B-Side Label
GAMBLE-ZS7-2508-3 F/W.A side deadwax - scribed
GAMBLE-AA ZS7-2508-4 F/WB side deadwax - scribed
BB-ZS7-2508-3 F/WA side deadwax - scribed
GAMBLE-AA-ZS7-2508-4 F/WB side deadwax - scribed
ZS7 2508-3Label side A
ZS7 2508-4Label side B
T BE-ZS7-2508-3 TIA side deadwax - scribed
T GAMBLE-AE-ZS7-2508-4 F/W TIIB side deadwax - scribed
TI GAMBLE-ZS7-2508-1 AE F/wA-Side Runout
T BE-ZS7-2508-3 F/w TIB-Side Runout
JZS7 2508-1A-Side Label
JZS7 2508-3B-Side Label
JZS7 2508-1Label, Side A
JZS7 2508-3Label, Side B
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-222031First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Gamble ZS7 2508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 1899First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Gamble ZS7 2508First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Gamble ZS7 2508First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Gamble ZS7 2508First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Gamble ZS7 2508First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Gamble ZS7 2508First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Gamble ZS7 2508First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 1899First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 1899First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | France | Philadelphia International Records PIR 1899First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Philadelphia International Records PIR 1899First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of I Wanna Know Your Name are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, France, Netherlands and more. One of them is Gamble ZS7 2508, released September 13, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS7 2508, S PIR 1899, PIR 1899, BA-222031) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZS7 2508-3 and ZS7 2508-4. 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.
