Vinyl pressings
by Brooklyn Express · 1981
Sixty-Nine was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
Ow-003-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE :v) ★ "IT's HoT"Runout side A
Ow-003-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE :v)Runout side B
OW-003-ALabel side A
OW-003-BLabel side B
TI - 70501 OW - 003 - A . . . .Side A Etched
TI - 70501 OW - 003 - B . . . .Side B Etched
600496-A//49301-1-YRunouts side A
600496-B//49302-1-YRunouts side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Unidisc UNI-1063First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Ultraphone 6.13 373 / Dance Records 6.13 373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Mexico | Trebol TI 70501First year12" | 12" |
| 1981 | Mexico | Musart MI 30844-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Ariola 600.496 / Dance Records 600.496First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | One Way Records OW-003First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | One Way Records OW-003 / Apexton Records12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Belgium | BMC BMC 200212", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Belgium | BMC BMC 10047" | 7" |
| 1982 | Europe | Ariola 103 989 / Dance Records 103 9897", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Carrere 8.151 / Clever 8.15112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1982 | France | Carrere 49.916 / Clever 49.9167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Ultraphone 6.20 131 AE / Ultraphone 6.20131 AE12" | 12" |
| 1982 | Germany | Ultraphone 6.13 3737", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | South Africa | Gallo XPD 202912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
24 vinyl pressings of Sixty-Nine are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1981 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Canada, Germany, Mexico and more. One of them is One Way Records OW-003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OW-003, UNI-1063, 6.13 373, TI 70501) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Ow-003-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE :v) ★ "IT's HoT" and Ow-003-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE :v). 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.
