Greece
1973- Label and catalog number
- Stax 2025219
- Format
- 7"
Vinyl pressings
by The Staple Singers · 1973
If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Greece | Stax 2025219First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | Greece | Stax 2025219First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1974 | Brazil | Stax Records 2025 2227", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Rhodesia | Stax PS.3057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Stax 2025 2247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Stax 2025 2247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Stax BO 1607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Stax STX-10317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Stax STX-10317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Stax STX-10317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Greece. One of them is Stax 2025219.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2025219) 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.
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.