Vinyl pressings
by Tony Bennett · 1963
I Wanna Be Around was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XSM-58907-2AG ⟞ T1A runout, variant 1 stamped, T1 etched
XSM-58908-1A ⟙ /\ /////B runout, variant 1 stamped, ///// etched
XSM-58907-2AG - T ////A runout, variant 2
XSM-58908-1A T E //////////B runout, variant 2
XLP-58905-1B (Stamped)
XLP-58906-1A (Stamped)
0 XSM-58907-2AC P | ||Side 1 Runout
0 XSM-58908-1E P ||Side 2 Runout
XSM 58907Side 1 Label
XSM 58908Side 2 Label
XLP-58905-1D (Stamped) H II (Etched)Side A Runout
XLP-58906-1F (Stamped) H I (Etched)Side B Runout
XSM-58907-2L (Stamped) HII (Etched)Runout, Side A, stamped; 'H II' etched
XSM-58908-AA (Stamped) HI (Etched)Runout, Side A, stamped; 'H I' etched
XLP-58905-1E (Stamped) C 11111C and 1's (etched)
XLP-58906-1E (Stamped) T C1T and C1 (etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2000First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2000First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BPG 62149First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | CBS SBPG 62149First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2000First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2000First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2000First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2000First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2000First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | CBS Special Products C 11270LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 11070LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-359LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-359 / Columbia 88697626401LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8800LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 13575LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8800LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 11488LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2000LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of I Wanna Be Around are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1963 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 8800, released March 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8800, CL 2000, BPG 62149, SBPG 62149) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-58907-2AG ⟞ T1 and XSM-58908-1A ⟙ /\ /////. 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.
