Vinyl pressings
by Dee Dee Bridgewater · 1978
Just Family was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 7 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.
6E-119-A-SP STERLINGA-side, Etching, variant 1
6E-119-B-SPB-side, Etching, variant 1
6E-119-A-SP SP 1-1 STERLINGA-side, Etching, variant 2
6E-119-B-SP SP 1-1B-side, Etching, variant 2
6E-119-A-1-PRCW I-III STERLINGSide A etched/stamped
6E-119-B-1-PRCW I STERLINGSide B etched/stamped
6E-119-A2-PRC PRCSide A runout
6E-119-B-2 PRC-11-111 STERLING PRCSide B runout
6E-119-A (PRC)Side A label
6E-119-B (PRC)Side B label
6E-119-A-1-PRCW STERLING (stamped)Side A
6E-119-B1-PRCW | STERLING (stamped)Side B
6E-119-A2-PRC-11-1 PRCRunout A
6E-119-B-2PRC-11-1 STERLING PRCRunout B
6E-119-A (PRC)Label A
6E-119-B (PRC)Label B
6E-119-A-SP SP1-1 STERLING (stamped)Side One
6E-119-B-SP SP 1-1Side Two
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Elektra 6E 119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Elektra 32.019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Elektra 6E-119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Elektra P-10483EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Elektra P-10483EFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Elektra K 52067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Elektra 6E-119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Elektra 6E-119First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Elektra 6E-119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Elektra 6E-119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Elektra 6E-119First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Elektra 6E-119First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Just Family are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Elektra 6E-119.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-119, K 52067, 6E 119, 32.019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E-119-A-SP STERLING and 6E-119-B-SP. 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.
