Vinyl pressings
by Funkadelic · 1979
Uncle Jam Wants You 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.
12 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
BSK #S-1-3371-M-1 Az jw [MR logo] Δ24481 (2)A-Side Runout Etching
BSK #S-2-3371-M-1 Az jw [MR logo] Δ24481-X (1)B-Side Runout Etching
BSK XX-1-3371 WW-1 AZ❀ ----◄Runout side A, variant 1
BSK XX-2-3371 WW-1 AZ❀ ----◄Runout side B, variant 1
BSR -1-3371 WW-1 AZ❀ -◄Runout side A, variant 2
HS-2-3371 WW-1 AZ❀#2 -◄Runout side B, variant 2
BSK XX-1-3371-G-1 Az jw GOLVar. 1, Side A
BSK XX-2-3371-G-1 Az jw GOLVar 1., Side B
BSK- ̷H̷-̷S̷-1-3371-GZ Az JW GOLVar 2., Side A
BSK- ̷H̷-̷S̷-2-3371-G-1 Az JW GOLVar 2., Side B
BSK ̷H̷S̷ -1·3371·SR·1 Az jw 1-2 SRCSide A, variant 1
BSK ̷H̷S̷ -2-3371-SR-1 Az jw 1-1 SRCSide B, variant 1
BSK ̷H̷S̷ -1-3371-SR-2 Az jw 1-1 SPSide A, variant 2
BSK ̷H̷S̷ -2-3371-SR-1 Az jw SRC 1-1Side B, variant 2
BSK ̷H̷S̷ -1-3371 LW-1 Az❀ • 1 ✲Side A Etched; ✲ Stamped
BSK- ̷H̷S̷ -2-3371 LW-2 Az❀ • 2 ✲Side B Etched; ✲ Stamped
SUB A BSK-1-3371-JW-2 #1 AZA-side runout etching
BSK-2-3371-JW-2 #4 AZ ()B-side runout etching
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 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 712First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10762WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10762WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56712First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3371LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3371LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records QBS 3371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56712 / Warner Bros. Records HS 3371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.140LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | UK & Europe | Charly Groove GRLP 103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | US | Priority Records P1 53875LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Italy | Get Back GET98012LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | Italy | Get Back GET8012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK & Europe | Charly Records CHARLY L 164LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK & Europe | Charly Records CHLP3371CLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK & Europe | Charly Records CHLP3371LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Uncle Jam Wants You are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3371, released September 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3371, K 56712, K56712, QBS 3371) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK #S-1-3371-M-1 Az jw [MR logo] Δ24481 (2) and BSK #S-2-3371-M-1 Az jw [MR logo] Δ24481-X (1). 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.
