Vinyl pressings
by Bunny Wailer · 1981
Rock 'N' Groove 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.
18 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 3 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.
DSR 3029Side A runout variant 1
DSR 3030Side B runout variant 1
D.S.R-3029-A-DT. BUNNY WAILER A SOLOMONIC PRODUCTION.Side A runout variant 2
D.S.R-3030-B-DT. BUNNY WAILER #2 A SOLOMONIC PRODUCTIONSide B runout variant 2
DSR - 2798 D.T. Bunny Wailer Solomonic ProdSide A runout
DSR - 2799 D.T. Bunny Wailer SolomonicSide B runout
BW 1002-ASide A
BW 1002-BSide B
Bunny Wailer A solomonic production #2 D.S.R. A. 3029. D.T.Side A
Bunny Wailer A solomonic production #2 D.S.R. 3030. B. D.T.Side B
D.S.R ̶2̶798-A-DT BUNNY WAILER SOLOMONIC PROD.Side A etched
D.S.R - 2799- B ⓛT BUNNY WAILERSide B etched
D.S.R. A-3029-D.T. Bunny Wailer A. solomonic production #2Side A etched
#2 A Solomonic production D.S.R-3030-B-D.T. Bunny WailerSide B etched
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 | Jamaica | SolomonicFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Jamaica | SolomonicFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Jamaica | Solomonic vw-1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Jamaica | SolomonicFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Jamaica | SolomonicFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Jamaica | SolomonicFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Solomonic DSR 2798First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Solomonic MusicFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Solomonic DRS 2798 / Solomonic DRS 2799First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | UK | Solomonic DSR 2798First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Solomonic DSR 2798 / Solomonic DSR 2799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Solomonic DRS 2798 DSR 2799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Solomonic DSR 2798 / Solomonic DSR 2799First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | SolomonicFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | SolomonicFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Solomonic 2531LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Rock 'N' Groove are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1981 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Jamaica, UK, US. One of them is Solomonic.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use vw-1002, DSR 2798, DRS 2798, DRS 2798 DSR 2799) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSR 3029 and DSR 3030. 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.
