Vinyl pressings
by Con Funk Shun · 1980
Too Tight / Play Widit 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.
20 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 9 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.
76089 2-56235 SH 18899 (mirrored)A Side Runout
76089 2-56227 SH1 38299 (mirrored)B Side Runout
2-56235A Side Label
2-56227B Side Label
76089 2-56235 PRC. C.1-1 B-62A Side Runout
76089 2-56227 PRC C-2-1 AB Side Runout
2-56235A Side Label
2-56227B Side Label
76089 2-56235 SH 18899(mirrored)A Side Runout
76089 2-56227 SH1 38299(mirrored)B Side Runout
2-56235A Side Label
2-56227B Side Label
76089 2-56235 BW1Runout A
76089 ̷2̷/̷/̷/̷5̷6̷ 2-56227 BW1Runout B
2-56235-BWLabel A
2-56227-BWLabel B
76089 2-56227 SH1 38299 (mirrored)Runout A-side etched
76089 2-56235 SH 18899 (mirrored)Runout B-side etched
2-56227Label side-A
2-56235Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Mercury 6170 034First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Mercury M-76089First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Mercury 6251 017First year12" | 12" |
| 1980 | Germany | Mercury 6170 034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Guatemala | Mercury 6170 034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Jamaica | Mercury 76089First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | Mercury 7PP-22First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Mercury 7PP-22First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Philippines | Mercury MER-24-629First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Mercury MERX 57 / Mercury 6170.050First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Mercury MER 57First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Mercury JUMBO21First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury MK 160First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 76089First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 45-76089First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Too Tight / Play Widit are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 76089.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 76089, 45-76089, MK 160, MERX 57) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 76089 2-56235 SH 18899 (mirrored) and 76089 2-56227 SH1 38299 (mirrored). 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.
