Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1963
I Wanna Be Your Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XDRF-31954-TI-ITRunout stamped side A, variant 1
XDRF-31955-TI-ITRunout stamped side B, variant 1
XDRF-31954-TI-IT K U KT 2 BRunout stamped side A, variant 2
XDRF-31955-TI-IT K K KT 2 BRunout stamped side B, variant 2
XDRF-31954-T1-1T A 1Runout side A, stamped variant 1
XDRF-31955-T1-1T : : 1Runout side B, stamped variant 1
XDRF-31954-T1-1T KC KT 2BRunout side A, stamped variant 2
XDRF-31955-T1-1T KC KT 1Runout side B, stamped variant 2
XDRF-31954-TI-ITSide A runout
XDRF-31955-TI-ITSide B runout
XDR.31954Side A label
XDR.31955Side B label
XDRF-31954-T1-1TSide A runout stamped
XDRF-31955-T1-1TSide B runout stamped
XDR.39154Label A
XDR.39155Label B
XDRF-31954-T1-1TRunout, A-side, stamped
XDRF-31955-T1-1TRunout, B-side, stamped
{XDR31954}Label, A-side, inverted
XDR.31955Label, B-side, inverted
XDRF-31954-T1-1TRunout, A-side, stamped
XDRF-31955-T1-1TRunout, B-side, stamped
{ XDR.31954 }Label, A-side, inverted
{ XDR.31955 }Label, B-side, inverted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Denmark | Decca F.11764 / Decca F 11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Decca F.11764 / Decca F 11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Decca F.11764 / Decca F 11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Turkey | Decca F 11764First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Decca F.11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Decca F.11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1963 | UK | Decca F.11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1963 | UK | Decca F.11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1963 | UK | Decca F.11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1963 | Denmark | Decca F 11764 / Decca F.11674First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Denmark | Decca F 11764 / Decca F.11764First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Ireland | Decca F.11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1963 | UK | Decca F.11764First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Decca F.11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1963 | UK | Decca F.11764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Decca F 117647", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | Japan | London Records TOP-15107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK & Europe | Decca F 116747", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | London Records S45L 6171 / London Records S45L-61717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca F.117647", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Decca F117647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
55 vinyl pressings of I Wanna Be Your Man are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1963 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Denmark, Turkey, Ireland. One of them is Decca F.11764, released November 1, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.11764, F-11764, F 11764) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDRF-31954-TI-IT and XDRF-31955-TI-IT. 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.
