Vinyl pressings
by Con Funk Shun · 1982
To The Max 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.
11 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
C-1 <-> SRM-1-4067-AS-REV HRM ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴢᴇɴᴛᴢ ʟ.ᴀ., ᴄᴀʟɪғ. ❀Runout A
D - 1 <-> SRM-1-4067-BS-REV HRM-1 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴢᴇɴᴛᴢ ʟ.ᴀ., ᴄᴀʟɪғ. ❀Runout B
SRM-1-4067-AS-REV. 1 PRC R 2-1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide 1
SRM-1-4067-BS-REV. PRC R 1-1-1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide 2
D - <--> SRM-1-4067-AS REV.
Intl. # 6337 258Printed on labels
SRM-1-4067-AS-REV PRC-C1-1-11 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. CB.A side runout
SRM-1-4067-BS-REV. PRC-C1-1-11 -8- MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.B side runout
SRM-1-4067-ASA side label
SRM-1-4067-BSB side label
0704 805 S 2 00605 74 S 1 3 20Runout Side 1, Etched, Variant 1
0704 805 S 2 0060 574 S 1 3 20Runout Side 2, Etched, Variant 1
0704 805 S 2 0060 574 S 1 3 20 A FRunout Side 1, stamped, Variant 2
0704 805 S 2 0060 574 S 2 3 20 1 DRunout Side 2, stamped, Variant 2
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 0060 574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-76 / Mercury SRM-1-406785First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-76 / Mercury SRM-1-4067BSFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Mercury 6337 258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | CNR 656.043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | CNR 656.043First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4067 / Mercury 6337 258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4067LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4067 / Mercury 6337 258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4067 / Mercury 6337 258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4067 / Mercury 6337 258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Mercury 6337.258LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of To The Max are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Germany, Japan, Netherlands. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-4067, released October 25, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-4067, 0060 574, 25PP-76, 6337 258) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-1 <-> SRM-1-4067-AS-REV HRM ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴢᴇɴᴛᴢ ʟ.ᴀ., ᴄᴀʟɪғ. ❀ and D - 1 <-> SRM-1-4067-BS-REV HRM-1 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴢᴇɴᴛᴢ ʟ.ᴀ., ᴄᴀʟɪғ. ❀. 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.
