Vinyl pressings
by Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers · 1978
Bustin' Loose was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
⧈-G-⧈ SOR-40967 MC-7926 F/W△MPBRunout side A, etched, variant 1
⧈-G-⧈ SOR-40967 MC-7926 F/W△MPBRunout side B, etched, variant 1
SOR╷-40967 MC-7926 F/W△MPB ⧈-G-⧈Runout side A, variant 2
SOR- 40967- MC-7927 F/W ʌMPB ⧈-G-⧈Runout side B, variant 2
SOR-40967 MC-7926Side A Runout, Variant 1
SOR-40967 MC-7927-1Side B Runout, Variant 1
SOR-40967-MC-7626-2 F/WΔM PB ◈-P-◈Side A Runout, Variant 2
◈-P-◈ SOR-40967-MC-7927-2 F/WΔM PBSide B Runout, Variant 2
回-G-回 MCA 1681 M̶C̶-̶8̶0̶4̶8̶-̶R̶ F/WΔM PB 2A-Side Runout Etching
MCA 1681 M̶̶̶C̶̶̶-̶̶̶8̶̶̶0̶̶̶4̶̶̶9̶-̶̶̶R̶̶̶ F/WΔM PB 回-G-回 3B-Side Runout Etching
MCA 1680A-Side Label
MCA 1681B-Side Label
MCA 1680 W1Etched in runout, Side A
MCA 1681 W1Etched in runout, Side B
LBEtched both sides
MCA 1680Side A
MCA 1681Side B
◈-P-◈Both sides
MCA-1698-4 '◈-P-◈Side A runout
mca 1681 M̵C̵ ̵8̵0̵4̵7̵ ̵R̵ FW MSB ◈-P-◈Side B runout
MCA1680Side A label
MCA1681Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Source Records SOR-40967First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Source Records SOR-13910First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Source Records SOR-13910First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Source Records L33-1802First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Source Records S45-1804First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Source Records SOR-13910First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | US | Source Records SOR-40967First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Source Records SOR-13910First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Source Records L33-1802First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Source Records SOR-40967First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Source Records SOR-40967First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Kelo Music KTF-150197", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Source Records 12 SOURCE 1 / Source Records 12SOURCE 112", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Source Records SOURCE 17", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Source Records SOURCE DJ 17", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue, Promo, Single Sided · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue, Promo, Single Sided · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Raw Venture Records & Tapes VPA1112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Bustin' Loose are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Canada. One of them is Source Records SOR-40967, released November 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SOR-40967, SOR-13910, L33-1802, S45-1804) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ⧈-G-⧈ SOR-40967 MC-7926 F/W△MPB and ⧈-G-⧈ SOR-40967 MC-7926 F/W△MPB. 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.
