Vinyl pressings
by The Tourists · 1979
I Only Want To Be With You was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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.
GO-370-A-2 A1-X WSide A runout, variant 1
A2 M GO-370-B-2Side B runout, variant 1
GO-370-A-2 A1H WSide A runout, variant 2
GO-370-B-2 A3 TSide B runout, variant 2
GO 370 A//2▽E XXXXX T 1 12 STEVERunout Side A
GO 370 B//2▽E XXXXX T 1 13 SARunout Side B
A - A4 ASide A etched variant 1
GO 370 - 1 - 2 AD TSide B etched variant 1
GO 370 - A - 2 A1AC WSide A etched variant 2
GO 370 - B - 2 A2RSide B etched variant 2
GO 370 A3 MADE IN FRANCE RAYSA-side runout
GO 370 B3 MADE IN FRANCE RAYSB-side runout
GO 370 AA-side label
GO 370 BB-side label
SA GO 370 A - *Side A runout, etched
GO 370 B - *Side B runout, etched
GO 370 ASide A label
GO 370 BSide B label
.SA GO-370-A-✴Runout side A
GO-370-B-✴Runout side B
GO 370 ALabel side A
GO 370 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Unknown | Logo GO 1018/GO 1090 / Logo GO-S-1018-1019First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Austria | Logo 34 019First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Austria | Logo 0034.019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Epic 9-50850First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Logo 2056 832First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Logo 0034.019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Logo 1A 006-63413 / Logo 1A 006-63 413First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Logo GO 370First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Portugal | Logo GO-S-1018-1019 / Logo GO 1018 / GO 1019First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | South Africa | Logo LGS 100First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Spain | Logo L-37026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Sweden | Logo GO 370First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Sweden | Logo GO 370First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Sweden | Logo GO 370First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Logo GO 370First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Logo MS 398 / 7 Records MS 3987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | Logo MS 398 / 7 Records MS 3987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | Young 301.11917", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Logo YK-141-LG7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Logo YK-141-LG7" | 7" |
| 1980 | Spain | Logo L-370267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | Logo GO 3707", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Epic 9-508507", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | Epic 9-508507", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Epic 9-508507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Epic 9-508507", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Rhodesia | Warner Bros. Records LGS 1007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
36 vinyl pressings of I Only Want To Be With You are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Austria, Canada and more. One of them is Logo GO 370.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GO 370, GO 1018/GO 1090, AS 743, 34 019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GO-370-A-2 A1-X W and A2 M GO-370-B-2. 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.
