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Vinyl pressings

I Do You

by The Jets · 1987

18 pressings10 countriesElectroFunkElectronicFunk / Soul

I Do You was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of I Do You

16 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.

US

1987
Label and catalog number
MCA Records MCA-23798
Format
12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Gloversville Pressing
Runout / matrix

MCA 7271 FDS-2 FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈ 3Side A runout

MCA 7272 FDS-2 ⧈-G-⧈ 3Side B runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 18 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1987AustraliaMCA Records 0.23798First year12", 45 RPM, Single12", 45 RPM, Single
1987AustraliaMCA Records 7-53193First year7", Single7", Single
1987CanadaMCA Records MCA-53193First year7", Single7", Single
1987EuropeMCA Records 258 144-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1987GermanyMCA Records 258 143-0First year12"12"
1987JamaicaMCA Records MCA-53193First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1987JapanMCA Records P-2332First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1987South AfricaMCA Records LMCS 53193First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1987USMCA Records L33-17408First year12", Promo · Promo12", Promo · Promo
1987USMCA Records MCA-53193First year7", Single7", Single
1987USMCA Records MCA-53193First year7", Single, Promo · Promo7", Single, Promo · Promo
1987USMCA Records MCA-53193First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1987USMCA Records L33-17408First year12", Promo · Promo12", Promo · Promo
1987USMCA Records MCA-23798First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1987USMCA Records MCA-23798First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
All 17 pressings from the 1980s
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GuatemalaMCA Records MCA-531937", Single7", Single

Tracklist

  1. AI Do You3:38
  2. BCross The Line3:58

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Do You are there?

18 vinyl pressings of I Do You are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.

When was I Do You first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-23798, released October 19, 1987.

How do I tell if my copy of I Do You is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-23798, MCA-53193, L33-17408, 0.23798) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Do You on vinyl worth?

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.

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