Jamaica
1992- Label and catalog number
- Techniques
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Buju Banton · 1992
Do Dem Something was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year. 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.
a-do dem something- bujua side
bside - stalag - version -
A - DO DEM SOMETHING - BUJU
FWR 7975 - B 1 RW
D.S:R. ASIDE - 868 - DO DEM SUMPTIN - GEOVANNI
WR - DW 9 Le wier ver. - B - KK Mastering
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Jamaica | TechniquesFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Jamaica | TechniquesFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Jamaica | TechniquesFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Jamaica | TechniquesFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Jamaica | TechniquesFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1995 | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques WRT 08012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques WR-45-0137", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Misprint |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Techniques7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Do Dem Something are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1992 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in Jamaica. One of them is Techniques.
Check the catalog number on the label and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.