Vinyl pressings
by Elektrik Funk · 1982
On A Journey (I Sing The Funk Electric) was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 4 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.
A-1 <--> PRLD- 622-[B - scratched out]A stamped] HERbIE [smiley face] FK "IT'S ELECTRIC FUNK"Side A run-out etching
A-1 <--> PRLD- 622-[A - scratched out]B HERbIE [smiley face] OR[etched]Side B run-out etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKStamped run-out, both sides
PRLD-622-(B) ASide A Etchings
PRLD-622-(A) BSide B Etchings
PRLD-622 A-1B I T COLUMBIA NY FK / ? ANOSSide A Etchings
PRLD-622 B-1B I T COLUMBIA NY FK / ? ANOSSide B Etchings
3 PRLD- 622- A5 PRC-C 1-1 HERbIE☺ cFKSide A run-out etching
-4- PRLD- 622-B5 PRC-C 1-1-1 HERbIE ☺ cFKSide B run-out etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKStamped run-out, both sides
PRLD-541-A (A) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR [Smiley Face] FK JR "IT'S ELECTRIC FUNK" EDPSide A Runout
PRLD-541-B (B) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR [Smiley Face] FK JR EDPSide B Runout
PRL D 541 ASSide A Label
PRL D 541 BSSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2C 052-52.906 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 12-3076First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A 13 2299First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A2299First year7" | 7" |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A2299First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRLD 622First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 541First year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8048First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 622First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRLD 62212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 622First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRLD 622First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of On A Journey (I Sing The Funk Electric) are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, France, Netherlands. One of them is Prelude Records PRLD 622.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRLD 622, PRL 8048, PRL D 622, PRL D 541) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-1 <--> PRLD- 622-[B - scratched out]A stamped] HERbIE [smiley face] FK "IT'S ELECTRIC FUNK" and A-1 <--> PRLD- 622-[A - scratched out]B HERbIE [smiley face] OR[etched]. 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.
