Vinyl pressings
by Con Funk Shun · 1982
Ms. Got-The-Body 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.
7 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
EDP 76198-2-57028-BWSide A runout etched
EDP 76198-2-57031-BWSide B runout etched
Mastered At Allen Zentz L.A., Calif.Both runouts stamped
2-57028Side A label
2-57028Side A label
2-57031Side B label
76198-2-57028-PRC R1-2-1-1-4 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.A-side etched and stamped
76198-2-57031-PRC RI 1-1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.B-side stamped and etched
2-57028Side A label
2-57031Side B label
0930 109 S 1 0704 808 S 1 320Runout Side A
0930 109 S 2 0704 808 S 2 320Runout Side B
0930.109 - A (0704.808 S 1)Label Side A
0930.109 - B (0704.808 S 2)Label Side B
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 | Germany | Metronome 0930.109First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Japan | Mercury 7PP-87First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Mercury 76198 / Mercury 6170 264First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Mercury 76198 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Mercury 761987", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Mercury 76198 / Mercury 6170 264First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Mercury 761987", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1982 | US | Mercury 76198First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1982 | US | Mercury 76198 / Mercury 6170 264First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Mercury 810 341-112", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Mercury 810 341-112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Mercury 810 341-112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Ms. Got-The-Body are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Germany, Japan. One of them is Mercury 76198.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 76198, 76198 DJ, 0930.109, 7PP-87) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EDP 76198-2-57028-BW and EDP 76198-2-57031-BW. 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.
