Vinyl pressings
by Debbie Deb · 1983
When I Hear 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.
4 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year. 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.
FW/NY B-3 SUN-413-A &A-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
FW/NY B-4 SUN-413-B &B-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
FW/NY B-1 SUN-413-A &A-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
FW/NY B-2 SUN-413-B &B-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
JPI-101-A KKmasteringSide A
JPI-101-B KKmasteringSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Jam Packed SUN 413 / Sunnyview SUN 413First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Jam Packed JPI-101First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Jam Packed JPI-101First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Sunnyview SUN 413First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Jam Packed JPI-10112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1984 | France | Vogue 311081 / Sunnyview 31108112", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | France | Sunnyview 101953 / Vogue 1019537" | 7" |
| 1984 | Germany | Sunnyview 120·21·006 / Bellaphon 120·21·00612", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Sunnyview SUNYL 106 / PRT SUNYL 10612", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Jam Packed SUN-30117", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1984 | US | Jam Packed JPI-101-457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | Jam Packed SUN 413 / Sunnyview Records SUN 41312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Jam Packed SUN-30117", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Germany | Sunnyview 100·21·0057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Jam Packed JBXD 007 / Blackout JBXD 00712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Jam Packed JBXD 003 / Blackout JBXD 00312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
22 vinyl pressings of When I Hear Music are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1983 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US. One of them is Jam Packed SUN 413.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUN 413, JPI-101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FW/NY B-3 SUN-413-A & and FW/NY B-4 SUN-413-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.
