Vinyl pressings
by EPMD · 1989
Unfinished Business 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.
8 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 5 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.
LPRE 92012-X DMM SP1-2 "GET THE BOYOYOZAK!!!" MASTERDISK DMMRunout side X
LPRE 92012-Y-DMM SP1-2 "DON'T LET ME CATCH YA SLEEPING"Runout side Y
LPRE-92012XLabel side X
LPRE-92012YLabel side Y
LPRE 92012-X DMM SP1-2 "GET THE BOYOYOZACK!!!"Runout Side X Etched
LPRE 92012-Y DMM SP1-2 "DON'T LET ME CATCH YA SLEEPING"Runout Side Y Etched
LPRE-92012XLabel Side X
LPRE-92012YLabel Side Y
LPRE 92012-X DMM SP1-2 "GET THE BOYOYOZACK!!!" MASTERDISK DMMRunout side X, etched
LPRE 92012-Y-DMM SP1-2 "DON'T LET ME CATCH YA SLEEPING"Runout side Y, etched
LPRE-92012XLabel side X
LPRE-92012YLabel side Y
SBUK.LP. 8 . X ADRENALINEtched Side A
SBUK.LP. 8 . Y ADRENALINEtched Side B
SBUK.LP. 8 . X ADRENALINEtched Side A
SBUK.LP. 8 . Y ADRENALINEtched Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Benelux | Fresh Records DIL 3636First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | France | Sleeping Bag Records 506239 / Vogue 506239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | BCM Records BCM 33315First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Sleeping Bag Records SBUKLP 8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Sleeping Bag Records SBUKLP 8First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | US | Fresh Records LPRE-92012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Fresh Records LPRE-92012First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Fresh Records LPRE 92012LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | US | Fresh Records LPRE-92012First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Priority Records B0026620-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Priority Records B0026620-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Unfinished Business are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1989 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Benelux, France and more. One of them is Fresh Records LPRE-92012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPRE-92012, SBUKLP 8, DIL 3636, 506239) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPRE 92012-X DMM SP1-2 "GET THE BOYOYOZAK!!!" MASTERDISK DMM and LPRE 92012-Y-DMM SP1-2 "DON'T LET ME CATCH YA SLEEPING". 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.
