US
1985- Label and catalog number
- Trax Records TX106
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Red Labels
- Runout / matrix
TX106A LS PRL85129AEtched in the A side runout groove
TX106B LS PRL85129BEtched in the B side runout groove
Vinyl pressings
by Farley "Jackmaster" Funk · 1985
Funkin With The Drums Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year. 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.
TX106A LS PRL85129AEtched in the A side runout groove
TX106B LS PRL85129BEtched in the B side runout groove
TX106A LS PRL85129ASide A runout
TX106B LS PRL85129BSide B runout
TX106A LS PRL 85129 ASide A Etchings
TX106B LS PRL 85129 BSide B Etchings
TX106A PRL85129ASide A Etchings
TX106B PRL85129BSide B Etchings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Trax Records TX 106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | Trax Records TX 106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | US | Trax Records TX106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | Trax Records TX106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1985 | US | Trax Records TX106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint |
| 1985 | US | Trax Records TX106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | Trax Records TX106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | Trax Records TX10612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Trax Records TX10612", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Trax Records TX10612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
10 vinyl pressings of Funkin With The Drums Again are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1985 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US. One of them is Trax Records TX106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TX106, TX 106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TX106A LS PRL85129A and TX106B LS PRL85129B. 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.