Vinyl pressings
by D-Train · 1983
Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 11 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.
PRL-14109-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR [Smiley] A- <->Runout Side A
PRL-14109-BS-RE MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR [Smiley] B- <->Runout Side B
PRL-14109-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR [Smiley] A- <->A Side Deadwax
PRL-14109-BS-RE MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR [Smiley] B- <->
PRC-14109-A Frankford Wayne Stamp Herbie JR PRC-1-1-1
PRC-14109-BS-RE-1-1 Frankford Wayne Stamp Herbie JR PRC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Prelude Records 812 937-19 / Prelude Records 812 937-1 9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2C 068-65137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.25582 / Jupiter Records 6.25582 APFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Prelude Records EPC 25295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Prelude Records VIL-6059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 5066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Prelude Records PRL 14109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Prelude Records 190 110 / Hispavox 190 110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 14109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records EPC 25295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 25295First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 14109First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 14109First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 14109First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 14109First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Canada | Unidisc Music Inc. SPLP-7060LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Music are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1983 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Portugal, Brazil and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL 14109.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL 14109, EPC 25295, PRL 25295, PRL 3017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRL-14109-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR [Smiley] A- <-> and PRL-14109-BS-RE MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR [Smiley] 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.
