Vinyl pressings
by Zena Dejonay · 1983
I've Got To Find A Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
A I ↔ TVI - 2011 - A 113 [MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK] HERbiE JR ;<)Runout Side A, Etched, [Stamped]
A I ↔ TVI - 2011 - B 114 [MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK] HERbiE JR ;<)Runout Side B, Etched, [Stamped]
TVI 2011-A-113Label Side A
TVI 2011-B-114Label Side B
A-2 ↔ TVI-2011-A-113 Herbie Jr [smiley]Side 1 Runout
A-1 ↔ TVI-2011-B-114 Herbie Jr [smiley]Side 2 Runout
Mastered By Frankford/Wayne New YorkBoth Runouts
TVI-2011-A-113Side 1 Label
CABL·121-A1. tone DAMONT MT. 1 ARunout side A, etched
CABL-121-B1. DAMONT MT. 1 BRunout side B, etched
CABL 121-ALabel side B
CABL 121-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Italy | TVI Records & Filmworks TM 9751First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Calibre CABL 121First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Calibre CAB 121First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | TVI Records & Filmworks TVI 2011First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | TVI Records & Filmworks TVI 2011First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | TVI Records & Filmworks 3001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | TVI Records & Filmworks TVI 201112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | US | TVI Records & Filmworks 3001First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Belgium | ChanneL Records Channel 12-6 / ChanneL Records Channel 12 - 612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Belgium | ChanneL Records Channel 45-67", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Belgium | ChanneL Records Channel 12-612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | ChanneL Records Channel 12-612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of I've Got To Find A Way are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Italy. One of them is TVI Records & Filmworks TVI 2011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TVI 2011, 3001, CABL 121, CAB 121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A I ↔ TVI - 2011 - A 113 [MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK] HERbiE JR ;<) and A I ↔ TVI - 2011 - B 114 [MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK] HERbiE JR ;<). 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.
