Vinyl pressings
by Bar-Kays · 1976
Too Hot To Stop 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.
16 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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.
S SRM-1-1099-CS-A9 —L.NIX—ARDENT—Runout, side A, variant 1
S SRM-1-1099-CS-B8 —L.NIX—ARDENT—Runout, side B, variant 1
1S SRM-1-1099-CS-A7 —L.NIX—ARDENT— A3Runout side A, variant 2
1S SRM-1-1099-CS-B8 —L.NIX—ARDENT— A6Runout side B, variant 2
1S SRM-1-1099-CS-A7 —L.NIX—ARDENT— A1Side A
1S SRM-1-1099-CS-B8 —L.NIX—ARDENT— A1Side B
SRM-I-I099-CT-A-7 MASTERDISKSide A runout
SRM-I-I099-CP-B6 --L.NIX--ARDENT-- 3-ASide B runout
SRM-1-1099-ALabel Side A
SRM-1-1099-BLabel Side B
T1 SRM-I-I099-CT-AI -L.NIX-ARDENT-Runout A, etched
T2 SRM-I-I099-CT-BI -L.NIX-ARDENT- ⋀Runout B, etched
T1 SRM-I-I099-CT-A3 -L.NIX-ARDENT-Runout A, etched, variant 2
T1 SRM-I-I099-CT-B3 -L.NIX-ARDENT- ⋀Runout B, etched, variant 2
S SRM-1-1099-CP-A4Runout, side A [etched]
S SRM-1-1099-CP-B4Runout, side B [etched]
—L.NIX—ARDENT—Runout, both sides [etched]
SRM-1-1099 ALabel, side A
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 | Australia | Phonogram 6338 695 / Mercury SRM-1-1099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Barbados | Mercury SRM-1-1099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Mercury 6338695First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Mercury SRM-1-1099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7203First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 695First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 695First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Mercury 6338 695First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Mercury 6338 695First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2781LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1099LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1099LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1099LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Mercury ML-8010, SRM-1-1099LP, Album | LP, Album |
25 vinyl pressings of Too Hot To Stop are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Barbados, Brazil and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-1099.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-1099, 6338 695, 6338695, RJ-7203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S SRM-1-1099-CS-A9 —L.NIX—ARDENT— and S SRM-1-1099-CS-B8 —L.NIX—ARDENT—. 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.
