Vinyl pressings
by The Isley Brothers · 1975
Fight The Power 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.
27 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 12 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.
T ZS8-DC-ZSA-(BI)2256 -3 KENDUN-ASide A runout, etched [KENDUN-A stamped] [ZSA & BI crossed out] variant 1
T AD-3Z58-2256-4 KENDUN-ASide B runout, etched variant 1
DA-ZSA8 2256-3 KENDUN-ASide A runout variant 2
T AD-3Z58-2256-4 KENDUN ASide B runout variant 2
p AF AF ·3ZS8-2256-3 X KENDUN BA side runout
AE- 3ZS8-2256-4 X KENDUN AB side runout
AA-AF ZS8 2256-3A side label
AA-AF ZS8 2256-4B side label
DA-DF ZS8 2256-3A side label
BD-ZS8-2256-3 KENDUN B SA side deadwax
AA-AF ZS8 2256-4B side label
AA-3ZS8-2256-4 KENDUN A SSSSSSB side deadwax
T AD - 3Z58- 2256- 3 (etched) KENDUN B (stamped)A side - runout
T AD - 3Z58- 2256- 4 (etched) KENDUN A (stamped)B side - runout
AA-AF ZS8 2256-3A side - label
AA-AF ZS8 2256-4B side - label
ZS8 2256-3Side A Label
ZS8 2256-4Side B Label
FF-ZS8-2256-1 KENDUN-A pShort Version Runout
EE-2S8-2256-1 KENDUN-ALong Version Runout
ZS8 2256-1 SVShort Version Label
ZS8 2256-1 LVLong Version 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 | Australia | CBS BA 222143First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia ZS8 2256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia ZS8 2256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic 3434 / Epic EPC S 3434First year7", Single, Stereo, 45 RPM | 7", Single, Stereo, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic EPC S 3434First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Columbia ZS8 2256First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPB-342First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPB-342First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Epic SC-71411First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 3434First year7", Single, Stereo, 45 RPM | 7", Single, Stereo, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Philippines | CBS ZS8 2256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | Epic EPC 3434 / Epic EPC-3434First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Spain | Epic EPC 3434First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Epic S EPC 3434First year7", Single, Stereo, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Stereo, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Epic S EPC 3434First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Fight The Power are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is T-Neck ZS8 2256, released May 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS8 2256, S EPC 3434, BA 222143, 3434) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZS8-DC-ZSA-(BI)2256 -3 KENDUN-A and T AD-3Z58-2256-4 KENDUN-A. 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.
