Vinyl pressings
by The J. Geils Band · 1982
I Do (Live Version) was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
B-8148 S-45-501023-Z 3 #2 MCR Joe 0Run-out A etched (0 stamp)
B-8148 S - 45 - 501024-Z3 #1 MCR Joe ORun-out B etched
501023Label A
501024Label B
501023Label side A
501024Label side B
501023Label side A
501024Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | EMI America AMI 889First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Australia | EMI America AMI 889First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | EMI America B 8148 / EMI America B-8148First year7" | 7" |
| 1982 | Europe | EMI America 1C 006-86 622 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-86 622First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | EMI Electrola 86622First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | EMI America EYS-17300First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | EMI America EYS-17300First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Mexico | EMI America 8745First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Netherlands | EMI America 1A 006-86622First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | EMI America F 8148First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | EMI America 10C 006-086.622First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | EMI America EA 149First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | US | EMI America B-8148First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | EMI America SPRO 9863Single, Test Pressing, 12" · Test pressing | Single, Test Pressing, 12" · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | EMI America P-B-8148First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of I Do (Live Version) are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is EMI America B-8148, released October 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-8148, P-B-8148, EA 149, AMI 889) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B-8148 S-45-501023-Z 3 #2 MCR Joe 0 and B-8148 S - 45 - 501024-Z3 #1 MCR Joe O. 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.
