Vinyl pressings
by Charles Mingus · 1979
Me Myself An Eye was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ST-A-784161-C @t 4P (PR) PSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-784162-A @t GP (PR)Side B runout, variant 1
ST-A-784161-C @t 4P (PR)Side A runout, variant 2
ST-A-784162-A @t GP (PR)PSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-784161-CCC @t GP -1 (PR) PRCSide A runout
ST-A-784162-AAA @t GP -1 (PR) PRCSide B runout
ST-A-784161-RISide A label
ST-A-784162-RISide B label
ST-A-784161-C AT/GP SP (PR) SPSide A, etched
St-A-784162-A AT/GP PR 2PSide B, etched
AT-A-784161-SPSide A, Label
AT-A-784162-SPSide B, Label
ST-A-784161-BB @t GP MR 24022 ① (PR)Runout A
ST-A-784162-AA @t GP -1 MR △24022-X ② (PR)Runout B
ST-A-784161-MOLabel A
ST-A-784162-MOLabel B
Δ MX189485 SD8803-1Side A runout, stamped
Δ MX189486 SD8803-2Side B runout, stamped
MX189485Side A label
MX189486Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic SD 8803First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Austria | Atlantic ATL 50 571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Atlantic 50.014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 8803First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 8803First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 8803First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 571 / Atlantic (SD 8803)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic ATL 50 571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10638AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10638AFirst yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic K50571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 8803First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 8803First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Suzy ATL 50571 / Atlantic ATL 50571LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Me Myself An Eye are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 8803.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8803, K50571, ATL 50 571, 50.014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-784161-C @t 4P (PR) P and ST-A-784162-A @t GP (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.
