Vinyl pressings
by Bar-Kays · 1979
Injoy was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
SRM-1-3781-A-3-1-11 -L.NIX- PRCSide A runout
SRM-1-3781 B -L.NIX- PRCSide B runout
SRM-1-3781 ASide A label
SRM-1-3781 BSide B label
SRM-1-3781-A-1D -L.Nix- (Backward S)Side A
SRM-1-3781-B-1A -L.Nix- (Backward S)Side B
SRM-1-3781-ASide A label
SRM-1-3781-BSide B label
A-1 SRM-1-3781-A -L.NIX- ᐉRunout Side A Etched; "ᐉ" Stamped
A-3 SRM-1-3781-B -L.NIX- ᐉRunout Side B Etched; "ᐉ" Stamped
SRM-1-3781-ALabel Side A Printed
SRM-1-3781-BLabel Side B Printed
SRM-1-3781-A C/7 1 1-11 -L.NIX-Side A Runout
SRM-1-3781-B-PRC-C3-1 MASTERDISK HWSide B Runout
SRM-1-3781-A-CP14 MASTERDISK HWSIDE A
SRM-1-3781-B -L NIX-SIDE B
T SRM-1-3781-A -1CTH -L Nix-Side A runout
SRM-1-3781-B -L Nix-Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Mercury 9111 060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Mercury 9111 060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Mercury STAR 5104 / Mercury 9110.119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Mercury 91 11 060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3781 / Mercury 9110.119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3781 / Mercury 9110.119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3781 / Mercury 9110.119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3781 / Mercury 9110.119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3781 / Mercury 9110.119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3781LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | Mercury SRM 1-3781 / Mercury SRM-1-3781First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Mercury 9111 060LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Mercury 9111 060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Injoy are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-3781.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-3781, SRM 1-3781, RJ-7644, 9111 060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRM-1-3781-A-3-1-11 -L.NIX- PRC and SRM-1-3781 B -L.NIX- PRC. 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.
