Vinyl pressings
by The Ritchie Family · 1982
I'll Do My Best 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.
17 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 14 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.
AFL-1-4323-A-1 MASTERDISK-BK I ∧ 2Runout side A
AFL-1-4323-B-1 MASTERDISK-BK I ∧ 1Runout side B
AFL1-4323-ALabel side A
AFL1-4323-BLabel side B
VPL16616-A DBRunout Side A
VPL16616-B DBRunout Side B
VPL1-6616ASide A Label
VPL1-6616BSide B Label
88.048 ALabel Side 1
8 A 43C1
MPO 200386 ASide A Label
MPO 200386 BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 6616First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Benelux | Dureco Benelux 88.048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Able ABL 17069 / Able ABL-17069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Barclay 200 386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Metronome 0060.495First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Greece | Minos MAL-MILP 10067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | VIP VIP 20309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Philips 25PP-71First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Philips 25PP-71First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Philippines | Can't Stop Productions CSP-10022 (AFL1-4323)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Arrival Records DS 4145First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | South Africa | Bullet BU(L) 587First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Zafiro ZL-560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Zafiro ZL-560First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-4323 / RCA AFL1-4323First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of I'll Do My Best are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Australia, Benelux, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor AFL1-4323.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-4323, VPL1 6616, 88.048, ABL 17069) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL-1-4323-A-1 MASTERDISK-BK I ∧ 2 and AFL-1-4323-B-1 MASTERDISK-BK I ∧ 1. 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.
