Vinyl pressings
by Bar-Kays · 1976
Shake Your Rump To The Funk was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, 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.
p 2-52917-CP 10 Masterdisk G.K.A runout, variant 1
p 2-52879-CP8 Masterdisk G.K.B runout, variant 1
p 2-52917-CP 9 Masterdisk G.K.A runout, variant 2
p 2-52917-CP 7 Masterdisk G.K.B runout, variant 2
T 2-52917-CT-A1 -L.NIX-ARDENT-Runout, side A, etched
T 2-52879-CT-B2 -L.NIX-ARDENT-Runout, side B, etched
2-52917Label A
2-52879Label B
2-52917 - CS - A5Further etching - L. NIX - ARDENT -
2 - 52879 - CS - B5L. NIX - ARDENT -
p 2-52917-CP-B4 --L.NIX ARDENT--
p 2-52879-CP-A3 --L.NIX ARDENT--
6167417 1F//1▽420 04 5 1 2Runout A-side stamped
6167417 2F//1▽420 04 11 1 9Runout B-side stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Barbados | Mercury 73833First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | Mercury 6167 417 / Philips 6167 417First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6167 417First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Mercury 6167 417First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Mercury 73833First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Mercury 73833First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Mercury DJ 462First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury 73833First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Mercury 73833First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1977 | Australia | Mercury 6167 4177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Brazil | Philips 6167 4177", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1977 | Greece | Mercury 6167 4177", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Guatemala | Mercury 738337", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Shake Your Rump To The Funk are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Barbados, Germany and more. One of them is Mercury 73833.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73833, DJ 462, 6167 417, SFL-2126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p 2-52917-CP 10 Masterdisk G.K. and p 2-52879-CP8 Masterdisk G.K.. 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.
