Vinyl pressings
by D'Angelo · 1995
Brown Sugar was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1995, 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.
CTLP 46 A - 01 - 1 - aSide A runout variant 1
CTLP 46 B - 01 - 1 - bSide B runout variant 1
CTLP 46 A - 01 - 1 - 1Side A runout variant 2
CTLP 46 B - 01 - 1 - 1Side B runout variant 2
SPRO - 10465 - A - HFM '95 -Side A
SPRO - 10465 - B -Side B
SPRO - 10465 - C - HFM '95 -Side C
SPRO - 10465 - D -Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | UK | Cooltempo CTLP 46First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1995 | US | EMI SPRO 10407LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1995 | US | EMI SPRO-10465First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Virgin B0022834-01 / UMe B0022834-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Virgin B002834-01LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2015 | Europe | Virgin 00602547240811LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Europe | Virgin 00602547240811 / Universal Music Group International 00602547240811LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Virgin B0022834-01 / UMe B0022834-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Virgin B0022834-01 / UMe B0022834-01LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Virgin 00602547240811LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2026 | US | Virgin 199957318181 / UMe 199957318181LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Cooltempo 724383262915LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Cooltempo 7243 8 32629 1 5 / Cooltempo CTLP 46LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Brown Sugar are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1995 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in UK, US. One of them is Cooltempo CTLP 46.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTLP 46, SPRO-10465) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CTLP 46 A - 01 - 1 - a and CTLP 46 B - 01 - 1 - b. 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.
