Vinyl pressings
by Digital Underground · 1989
The Humpty Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SRC 1-1 TB-944 A The Hit Factory cgA runout etched, except SRC logo stamped
SRC 1-1 TB-944 BB runout etched, except SRC logo stamped
TB-944 A
TB-944 B
SRC TB-944 A 1-2 The Hit Factory CgA-Side Runout Etching
SRC TB-944 B 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
TB-944 A The Hit Factory cg ["SRC" logo stamped]Runout Etching - Side A, variant 1
TB-944 B ["SRC" logo stamped]Runout Etching - Side B, variant 1
TB-944 A 1-1 The Hit Factory cg ["SRC" logo stamped]Runout Etching - Side A, variant 2
TB-944 B 1-1 ["SRC" logo stamped]Runout Etching - Side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Canada | Attic ATT 2010First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | France | Eurobond Records JD-EUR 560300First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | France | Eurobond Records JD 460300First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Indisc DID 128052First year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | Philippines | TNT Records / Tommy Boy TBM45-6211First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | BCM Records BCM 12364 / BCM Records BCM 364xFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | BCM Records BCM 07364 / BCM Records BCM 364First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | BCM Records BCM 364 / BCM Records BCM 07364First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Tommy Boy TB 944 / TNT Records TB 944First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Tommy Boy TB 944 / TNT Records TB 944First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Tommy Boy TB-94412", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | US | Tommy Boy TB 944First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Tommy Boy TB 944 / TNT Records TB 944First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1989 | US | TNT Records / Tommy Boy TB 944First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Beat Station Records BSSP 000212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | Denmark | Mega Records MRCX 12244912", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Italy | Flying International FIN 00612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | Spain | Troya DSCS & RCRS 1Y-0726-27", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK & Europe | BCM Records BCM 364R / BCM Records BCM 1436412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1993 | US | Tommy Boy TB 944 / Collectables TB 9447", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Europe | Tommy Boy TB94412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 2004 | UK | Tommy Boy 5046-75981-0 / TNT Records 5046-75981-012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Tommy Boy TB-5278-1 / TNT Recordings7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Tommy Boy TB 94412", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | US | Tommy Boy TB 944 / TNT Records TB 94412", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of The Humpty Dance are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1989 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Canada, France, Netherlands and more. One of them is Tommy Boy TB 944.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TB 944, ATT 2010, JD-EUR 560300, JD 460300) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC 1-1 TB-944 A The Hit Factory cg and SRC 1-1 TB-944 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.
