Vinyl pressings
by Today's People · 1973
He 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.
31 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 18 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.
S 36DBR 1536◊1N cgd [logotype] 11/5/73A-Side Run-out Etching
S 36DBR 1536◊2N cgd [logotype] 11/5/73B-Side Run-out Etching
36 DBR 1536-1NA-Side Label
36 DBR 1536-2NB-Side Label
S 36DBR 1536◊1N cgd 11/5/73A-Side Run-out Etching
S 36DBR 1536◊2N 11/5/73B-Side Run-out Etching
36 DBR 1536-1NA-Side Label
36 DBR 1536-2NB-Side Label
S 36DBR 1536◊1N [cgd logotype] 11/5/73Machine-stamped Runout Area Side A
S 36 DBR 1536◊2N [cgd logotype] 11/5/73Machine-stamped Runout Area Side B
II ✳︎✳︎✳︎✳︎✳︎✳︎Hand-etchings Runout Area Sides A+B
36 DBR 1536-1NA-Side Label
S 36DBR 1536◊1N [cgd logotype] 11/5/73Machine-stamped runout area side A
S 36 DBR 1536◊2N 11/5/73Machine-stamped runout area side B
36 DBR 1536-1NLabel A-side
36 DBR 1536-2NLabel B-side
S 36DBR 1536◊1N [cgd logo] 11/5/73Side A, runout, stamped
S 36DBR 1536◊2N 11/5/73Side B, runout, stamped
36 DBR 1536-1NSide A, label
36 DBR 1536-2NSide B, label
S 36DBR 1536◊1N [cgd logotype] 11/5/73A-Side Run-out Etching
S 36DBR 1536◊2N 11/5/73B-Side Run-out Etching
36 DBR 1536-1NA-Side Label
36 DBR 1536-2NB-Side Label
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 | Angola | World Record Co. ORS 678First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | Red Bird Records 401.4002First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Gamma GA 5039First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Disc'Az SG 442First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Disc'Az SG 442First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Disc'Az SG 442First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Disc'Az SG 442First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Disc'Az SG 442First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Disc'Az SG 442First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Bellaphon BF 18182First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Greece | Disc'Az AZ 9034First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Italy | Derby DBR 1536First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Derby DBR 1536First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Italy | Derby DBR 1536First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Italy | Derby DBR 1536First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
33 vinyl pressings of He are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Italy, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is Derby DBR 1536.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DBR 1536, 2379, TC-2032, LL-2610-AZ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 36DBR 1536◊1N cgd [logotype] 11/5/73 and S 36DBR 1536◊2N cgd [logotype] 11/5/73. 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.
