UK
1980- Label and catalog number
- Mercury MERX 14
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition
- Runout / matrix
MERX 14 A//1 ∇ E420A Runout
MERX 14 B//1 ∇ E420B Runout
MERX 14 1A Label
MERX 14 2B Label
Vinyl pressings
by Con Funk Shun · 1980
Got To Be Enough was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MERX 14 A//1 ∇ E420A Runout
MERX 14 B//1 ∇ E420B Runout
MERX 14 1A Label
MERX 14 2B Label
2-55908A
2-55918B
76051-2-55908-GD-A6 S8518 GOLSide A etched
76051-2-55918-GD-B6 S-8520 GOLSide B etched
2-55908A
2-55918B
2-55908Side A label
2-55918Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Mercury 6167 914 / Mercury 6167914First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2487First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2487First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Mercury MERX 14First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | UK | Mercury MER 14First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | US | Mercury MK-132First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 76051 / Mercury 6167 914First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 76051First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 76051 / Mercury 6167 914First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 76051 / Mercury 6167.914First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 76051First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Got To Be Enough are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Brazil, Japan. One of them is Mercury MERX 14.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MERX 14, MER 14, 76051, MK-132) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MERX 14 A//1 ∇ E420 and MERX 14 B//1 ∇ E420. 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.