UK
October 25, 1993- Label and catalog number
- Logic Records LUK 029BMG 74321 170771
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
74321170771 A-1-1-1A side runout stamped
74321170771 B-1-1-1B side runout stamped
Vinyl pressings
by 2 Funky 2 · 1993
Brothers & Sisters was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1993, 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.
74321170771 A-1-1-1A side runout stamped
74321170771 B-1-1-1B side runout stamped
74321170771 A-1-1-A side
74321170771 B-1-1-
2 FUNKY-2-A-1Side A Etching
2FUNKY2-BSide B Etching
FUNKY 2 - A⃫1⃫LUK 29 A HAPPY HOUSE 93 GEORGE-COPYMASTERSSide A runout hand etched
FUNKY 2 - B⃫1⃫ LUK 29 BSide B runout hand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Germany | Logic Records LOC 117 / BMG 74321 17077 1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1993 | Germany | Logic Records LOC 117 / Logic DJ Control Force LOC 117First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | Sweden | Cheiron 12CHINC7First year12" | 12" |
| 1993 | UK | Logic Records LUK 029 / BMG 74321 17077 1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1993 | UK | Happy House Records BCR 020389EXFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1993 | UK | Logic Records FUNKY 2 / Logic Records LUK 029First year12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | Logic Records LUK 029 / BMG 74321 170771First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1993 | UK | BMG 74321 170777 / Logic Records LUK 029First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1995 | UK | Happy House Records BC 245312", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1996 | UK | All Around The World 12DJ GLOBE 13812", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1996 | UK | All Around The World 12 DJXGLOBE 13812", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1996 | UK | All Around The World 12 GLOBE 13812" | 12" |
| 1997 | Spain | Max Music NM 1557 MX12" | 12" |
13 vinyl pressings of Brothers & Sisters are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1993 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in UK, Germany, Sweden. One of them is Logic Records LUK 029, released October 25, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LUK 029, 74321 170777, BCR 020389EX, FUNKY 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 74321170771 A-1-1-1 and 74321170771 B-1-1-1. 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.