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Verdelle SmithI Don't Need Anything / If You Can't Say Anything Nice

Vinyl pressings

I Don't Need Anything / If You Can't Say Anything Nice

by Verdelle Smith · 1966

10 pressings6 countriesSoulVocalFunk / SoulPop

I Don't Need Anything was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of I Don't Need Anything

10 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.

US

September 1966
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records 5731
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Los Angeles Pressing
Runout / matrix

45-26421-F-1 ✲side A etched & stamped

45-26422-F-! ✲side B etched & stamped

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UK

September 1966
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records CL 15481
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

F 26421-1A-side

F 26422-1B-side

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966AustraliaCapitol Records CP-1666First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1966ItalyCapitol Records F 5731First year7"7"
1966CanadaCapitol Records 5731First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966New ZealandPeak OK 1942First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966UKCapitol Records CL 15481First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1966UKCapitol Records CL 15481First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1966UKCapitol Records CL 15481First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1966USCapitol Records 5731First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966USCapitol Records 5731First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966UKCapitol Records CL 15481First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo

Tracklist

  1. AI Don't Need Anything2:44
  2. BIf You Can't Say Anything Nice (Don't Say Nothin' At All)2:35

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Don't Need Anything are there?

10 vinyl pressings of I Don't Need Anything are listed here, from 6 countries.

When was I Don't Need Anything first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records 5731, released September 1966.

How do I tell if my copy of I Don't Need Anything is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5731, CL 15481, OK 1942, CP-1666) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Don't Need Anything on vinyl worth?

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.

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