Vinyl pressings
by The O'Jays · 1979
Identify Yourself was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
1S AL-36027-1F F/W APSide A runout, variant 1
2S P.I.R. BL-36027-1AA F/W A MOSide B runout, variant 1
1S AL-36027-1F F/W B12Side A runout, variant 2
1S BL-360271F F/W A2Side B runout, variant 2
o P P.I.R. AL-36027-1BA F/W NS A1A-Side Runout
P o P.I.R. BL-36027-1AK F/W NS AB-Side Runout
AL 36027A-Side Label
BL 36027B-Side Label
Tl P P.I.R. AL-36027-1AF F/W NSA-Side Runout
P.I.R. BL-36027-1ALX F/W NS B PXTB-Side Runout
AL 36027A-Side Label
BL 36027B-Side Label
AL-36027-1C F/W 3 C ○ T1Side A runout
BL-36027-1J F/W NS A ○ T1 PIRSide B runout
AL 36027Side A label
BL 36027Side B label
AL 36027Side 1 Label
PIR-S. 83666 A-1 bHSide 1
PIR-S. 83666 B-1 BSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic 47.198First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic 47.198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Philadelphia International Records KZ 2404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Epic 144395First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Philadelphia International Records PIR 83666First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Philadelphia International Records 25AP 1709First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Philadelphia International Records 25AP 1709First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Philadelphia International Records PIR 83666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 83666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 83666First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | US | Philadelphia International Records FZ 36027 / Philadelphia International Records 36027First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Philadelphia International Records FZ 36027First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1979 | US | Philadelphia International Records FZ 36027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Philadelphia International Records FZ 36027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Philadelphia International Records FZ 36027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Spain | Epic LSP 15399 / Orbis LSP 15399LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Philadelphia International Records Z 36027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Philadelphia International Records FZ 36027LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Identify Yourself are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Philadelphia International Records FZ 36027, released September 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FZ 36027, S PIR 83666, 47.198, KZ 2404) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S AL-36027-1F F/W AP and 2S P.I.R. BL-36027-1AA F/W A MO. 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.
