Vinyl pressings
by Funkadelic · 1979
(Not Just) Knee Deep was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
WBS-49040-XM1-1042-S-SR1 AZ ❀ I - I [SRC Logo]Runout, side A, etched / [stamped] , variant 1
WBS-49040-XM1-1043-S-SR1 AZ I - 2 [SRC Logo]Runout, side B, etched / [stamped] , variant 1
WBS-49040-XM1-1042-S-SR1 AZ ❀ I - 2 [SRC Logo]Runout, side A, etched / [stamped] , variant 2
WBS-49040-XM1-1043-S-SR1 AZ I - 2 [SRC Logo]Runout, side B, etched / [stamped] , variant 2
WBS-49040XMI-1042-S- JW #3 AZ 0Runout Side A
WBS-49040XMI-1042-S JW #3 AZ 0Runout Side B
XMI 1042SMatrix Label Side A
XMI 1043SMatrix Label Side B
T WBS-49040-XM1-1042-S TH1 AZRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
T1 WBS-49040-XM1-1043 TH-2 AZRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
T WBS-49040 XMI 1042-S TH-2 AZ TIRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
TI WBS-49040 XMI 1043-S-TH-I AZRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
WBS-49040-M1-1042-S WW1 AZ ❀ —◁Runout A-side etched
WBS-49040-XM1-1043-S WW1 AZ —◁Runout B-side etched
(XMI 1042S)Label side-A
(XMI 1043S)Label side-B
WBS-49040 XM1-1042-S LW1 AZ❀ · 3 ✲Runout A-side
WBS-49040 XM1-1043-S LW1 AZ · 2 ✲Runout B-side
(XMI 1042S)Label side-A
(XMI 1043S)Label side-B
SPC (logo) WBS-49040-XM1-1042-S-SRI AZ🌻
WBS-49040-XM1-1043-S-SRI AZ SRC (logo)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.143 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 49040First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49040First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49040First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 494First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17494(T)First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17494First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17494First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17494First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records PRO-A- 829First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49040First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of (Not Just) Knee Deep are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 49040, released August 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 49040, PRO-A- 829, K 17494(T), K 17494) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-49040-XM1-1042-S-SR1 AZ ❀ I - I [SRC Logo] and WBS-49040-XM1-1043-S-SR1 AZ I - 2 [SRC Logo]. 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.
