Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Byrd · 1971
Hot Pants - I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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.
45-4203-A-1B-1-1 STERLING PRRunout section side A
45-4203-B-1B-1-1 PRRunout section side B
45-4203ACenter label side A
45-4203BCenter label side B
45-4203 AA-Side Label
45-4203 BB-Side Label
p(stamped/inverted) 45-4203 A -2A(scribed)A side deadwax
p(stamped/inverted) 45-4203-B-1A(scribed)B side deadwax
45-4203-A-1C △85828A Side Etched
45-4203-B-1C △85828-XB Side Etched
STERLINGA Side Stamped
MRB Side Stamped in a circle
45-4203-A 2A MReSide A Runout
45-4203-B (1A)Side B Runout
45-4203-A-B1-1-1 STERLING PRRunout Etchings (Both Sides)
45-4203ALabels
2093004 A // 1 ∇ 420 1 1 2A Side Runout (Version 1)
2093004 B // 1 ∇ 420 1 1 4B Side Runout (Version 1)
2093004 A // 1 ∇ 420 1 1 1A Side Runout (Version 2)
2093004 B // 1 ∇ 420 1 1 1B Side Runout (Version 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Polydor 2066 131First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Polydor 2066 131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Polydor 45-4203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Mojo 2093-004First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | UK | Mojo 2093-004First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | UK | Mojo 2093-0047", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Brownstone 45-4203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Brownstone 45-4203First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | US | Brownstone 45-4203 / Brownstone 2066 131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Brownstone 45-4203 / Brownstone 2066 131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Brownstone 45-4203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | Polydor 2066 1317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Polydor 2066 1317", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Belgium | Polydor 2066 13145 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2066 1317", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| ? | Nigeria | Polydor 2066 1317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Hot Pants - I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Brownstone 45-4203, released August 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-4203, 2093-004, 2066 131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-4203-A-1B-1-1 STERLING PR and 45-4203-B-1B-1-1 PR. 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.
