Vinyl pressings
by The Staple Singers · 1975
Let's Do It Again / After Sex was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 16 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.
T1L0112 V1-S-1ASide A runout, variant 1
T1L0118V1-S-1HSide B runout, variant 1
T1L0112 V1-S-1CSide A runout, variant 2
T1L0118V1-S-1cSide B runout, variant 2
GCM-0113 TIL-0112 V1-S JW1#1 0A side etched, 0 stamped
GCM-0113 TIL-0115 V1-S JW1#1 0B side etched, 0 stamped
(TIL0112)VISA side label
(TIL0115)VISB side label
p T1L0112 V1-S-1BA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
T1L0118V1-S-1A pB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
p T1L0112 V1-S-1EA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
T1L0118V1-S-1E pB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
T1L0112 V1-S-1ASide A, Runout Stamped
T1L0118V1-S-1HSide B, Runout Stamped
T1L0112 V1-S-1CSide A, Runout (Variant 2) Stamped
T1L0118V1-S-1cSide B, Runout (Variant 2) Stamped
CMS-0109 TIL-0112V1-1B SEtched Edited Side
CMS-0109 TIL-0112-S 1C SSEtched Long Side
CMS-0109 TIL-0112 V1-A SSSEtched Edited Side [variant 2]
CMS-0109 TIL-0112-SA 1DEtched Long Side [variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records CMS-0109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records CMS 0109 / Curtom CMS 0109First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 3-01-101-068First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Curtom CMS 0109First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 16.645First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Reprise Records CMS 0109First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records CMS 0109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records G-1561First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16.645 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16645First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records CMS-0109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBD-0045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBD-0045First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | South Africa | Curtom CUS 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records WB 45-1462 / Hispavox 45-1462 (sn)First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Kenya | Warner Bros. Records WBC (K) 20117" | 7" |
25 vinyl pressings of Let's Do It Again / After Sex are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Curtom CMS 0109.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CMS 0109, GCM 0113, K 16657, WB 16 645) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1L0112 V1-S-1A and T1L0118V1-S-1H. 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.
