Vinyl pressings
by Charades · 1982
Gimme The Funk was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
D 224-A-7-1047-PRC-1-1-1-2 MASTERDISKA side runout, etched, except MASTERDISK, stamped
D 224-B-7-1048-PRC-1-1-1-1 MASTERDISKB side runout, etched, except MASTERDISK, stamped
7-1047A side label, printed
7-1048B side label, printed
7-1047Side A
7-1048Side B
D-224-A-7-1047- MASTERDISK HW 1-1-1-1A-side runout etching
D-224-B-7-1048- PRC-1-1-1-1B-side runout etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Brunswick D 224First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Brunswick D 224First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Brunswick D 22412", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Europe | WEA 24-9652-012", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | WEA 24-9652-012", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | WEA 24-9652-0 / WEA 249 652-012", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Flarenasch 722 731 / Flarenasch 722.73112", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | France | Flarenasch 721 731 / Flarenasch 721.7317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | WEA 24-9652-012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Blue Parrot Records BP 20112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Blue Parrot Records BP 20112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Blue Parrot Records BP 17", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Blue Parrot Records BP 20112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | WEA 24-9651-77", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Portugal | WEA 229 24 9651-77", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | France | Karamel KAR 22212", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Gimme The Funk are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1982 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US. One of them is Brunswick D 224.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D 224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D 224-A-7-1047-PRC-1-1-1-2 MASTERDISK and D 224-B-7-1048-PRC-1-1-1-1 MASTERDISK. 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.
