Vinyl pressings
by Erasure · 1991
Am I Right? was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1991, 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.
12 MUTE 134 A1 Simon THE EXCHANGE D.M.M. -D.M M-Side A variant 1
12 MUTE 134 B1X M2 P2 -DMM- SIMON THE EXCHANGE D.M.M.Side B variant 1
12 MUTE 134 A1X Simon THE EXCHANGE D.M.M. P2 -DMM-Side A variant 2
12 MUTE 134 B1X M2 P2 -DMM- SIMON THE EXCHANGE D.M.M.Side B variant 2
MUTE134A LYN29489 JD/SD DMM EXCHANGERunout A-side, Variant 1
MUTE 134B1X JD/SD LYN29490Runout B-side, Variant 1
MUTE134A X 2 LYN29489 JD. / SD. DMM EXCHANGE .. SK.Runout A-side, etched, Variant 2
MUTE 134B1X J.D. / S.D. LYN29490Runout B-side, etched, Variant 2
12 MUTE 134 A1 Simon THE EXCHANGE D.M.M. L -DM M-Side A, variant 1
12 MUTE 134 B1 -DMM- K SIMON THE EXCHANGE D.M.M.Side B, variant 1
12 MUTE 134 A1 13 Simon THE EXCHANGE D.M.M. B -DMM-Side A, variant 2
12 MUTE 134 B1 M2 13 -DMM- F SIMON THE EXCHANGE DMMSide B, variant 2
|_|_| PMUTE134 A1 JONZ LYN 29491A Side Runout
|---| PMUTE134B1 PMUTE134B1 L JONZ `N´ SIMONS LYN.29492B Side Runout
PL 12 MUTE 134 Ai PR-E THE EXCHANGE DMM GUY'S DMM ARunout side A, variant 1
PL 12 MUTE 134 Bi PR-E DMM ARunout side B, variant 1
PL 12 MUTE 134 Ai PR-E THE EXCHANGE DMM GUY'S DMM A GUY'S DMMRunout side A, variant 2
PL 12 MUTE 134 Bi PR-E DMM ARunout side B, variant 2
PMUTE 134 A1 L K JONZ LYN 29491Etched, Side A
|---| P MUTE 134B1 PMUTE 134B1 L JONZ `N´ SIMONS LYN.29492Etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Europe | Mute MUTE 46134First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1991 | Germany | Mute INT 126.989 / Mute (12 mute 134)First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1991 | Italy | Mute Mutex134 / Mute MUTEX 134First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1991 | Scandinavia | Mute Mute 134First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1991 | UK | Mute PL12 MUTE 134First year12", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Mute R Mute 134 / Mute Mute 134First year7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Mute P Mute 134First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1991 | UK | Mute 12 MUTE 134First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1991 | Belgium | Indisc MUTE 12134 / Mute MUTE 12134First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1991 | Germany | Mute Int 111.894 / Mute Mute 134First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1991 | Spain | Mute 12 Mute 134 / Sanni Records 12 Mute 134First year12", EP, 45 RPM | 12", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Mute 12 Mute 134First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Single | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Single |
| 1991 | UK | Mute Mute 134First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Single | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Single |
| 1991 | UK | Mute 12 Mute 134First year12", EP, 45 RPM | 12", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Australia | Liberation Records X14347EP, 12" | EP, 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Mute PMUTE1347", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
21 vinyl pressings of Am I Right? are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1991 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK, Belgium, Germany, Spain and more. One of them is Mute 12 Mute 134, released November 25, 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12 Mute 134, Mute 134, P Mute 134, PL12 MUTE 134) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 MUTE 134 A1 Simon THE EXCHANGE D.M.M. -D.M M- and 12 MUTE 134 B1X M2 P2 -DMM- SIMON THE EXCHANGE D.M.M.. 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.
