Vinyl pressings
by Berlin · 1983
Sex (I'm A...) 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.
31 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ACA 2093VISA-Side Label
ACA 2091VISB-Side Label
7-29747-ACA-2093-S-SR1 1-1A-Side Run Out
7-29747-ACA-2091-S-SR1 1-1B-Side Run Out
7-29747-ACA-2093-S-WW1-VI [artisan logo] —◁A-Side Runout Etching
7-29747-ACA-2091-S-WW1-VI —◁B-Side Runout Etching
ACA 2093VISA-Side Label
ACA 2091VISB-Side Label
7-29747-ACA-2093-VIS-JWI #1 [artisan logo] 0A-Side Runout Etching
7-29747-ACA-2091-VIS-JWI 0B-Side Runout Etching
ACA 2093VISA-Side Label
ACA 2091VISB-Side Label
7-29747-ACA-2093-S-SH1 VI [artisan logo] GF [allied record logo] R-10683-SH1 SLM Δ 3570 1-1A-Side Runout
7-29747-ACA-2091-VIS-SH1 [allied record logo] R-10684-SH1 SLM Δ 3571 1-1B-Side Runout
ACA 2093VISA-Side Label
ACA 2091VISB-Side Label
PRO A1 2004-SH1 [ɑ] B-17697-SH1 SLM △3591 1-1Runout side A
PRO A2 2004 SH1 [ɑ] B-17698-SH1 SLM △3591-X 1-1Runout side B
ACA 2093VISstereo label
ACA 2093VIDJMmono label
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 | Australasia | Mercury 812 571-1 / M.A.O. Records 812 571-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Bolivia | Mercury MRS-34-62 / Mercury MRS - 34-62First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 97477First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 97477First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | France | Mercury 810 479-1 / M.A.O. Records 810 479-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Mercury 810 478-7 / M.A.O. Records 810 478-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 810 479-1 / M.A.O. Records 810 479-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 810 478-7 / M.A.O. Records 810 478-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 810 479-1 / M.A.O. Records 810 479-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 810 478-7 / M.A.O. Records 810 478-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Mercury 7PP-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Mercury 7PP-100 / Mercury 810 478-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Mercury 810 479-1 / M.A.O. Records 810 479-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Mercury 812 105-1 / M.A.O. Records 812 105-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Mercury 810 478-7 / M.A.O. Records 810 478-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Hypnotic CLP 0723-112" | 12" |
32 vinyl pressings of Sex (I'm A...) are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1983 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australasia, Bolivia and more. One of them is Geffen Records 7-29747.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-29747, PRO-A-2004, TERRI 12, 812 571-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ACA 2093VIS and ACA 2091VIS. 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.
