Jamaica
1967- Label and catalog number
- Studio One SO-3027
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
DIR CS 2007 A IHStamped Side A
WIRL CS 3250-1 LGAEtched Side B
Vinyl pressings
by The Summertairs · 1967
You're Gonna Leave Me / Ram Jam was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
DIR CS 2007 A IHStamped Side A
WIRL CS 3250-1 LGAEtched Side B
DIR CS 2007 A 1HMachine Stamped
WIRL - CS - 3163-1Hand Etched
DIR CS 2007 A IHStamped Side A
WIRL CS 3163-1Etched Side B
CSMX+5026+ARunout A side
CSMX+5026+BRunout B side
CSMX 5026 ALabel A side
CSMX 5026 BLabel B side
CSMX+5026+AA Side Runout Stamped
CSMX+5026+AB Side Runout Stamped
CSMX 5026 AA Side Label Matrix
CSMX 5026 BB Side Label Matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Jamaica | Studio One SO-3027First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Not On LabelFirst year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Studio One SO-3027First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Studio One SO-3027First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Coxsone Records CS 7019First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Coxsone Records CS 7019First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Coxsone Records Wirl CS 3250-17" | 7" |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One SO-30277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Coxsone Records7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Coxsone Records7", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Coxson7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Studio One7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of You're Gonna Leave Me / Ram Jam are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Jamaica, UK. One of them is Studio One SO-3027.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO-3027, CS 7019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DIR CS 2007 A IH and WIRL CS 3250-1 LGA. 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.