Vinyl pressings
by Gene Ammons · 1957
Funky was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1957, 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.
PRLP-7083-A AB RVG ᗆA-side runout variant 1
PRLP-7083-B AB RVG ᗆB-side runout variant 1
PRLP-7083-A AB RVG ϖA-side runout variant 2
PRLP-7083-B AB RVG ᴒB-side runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Prestige LP 7083 / Prestige PRLP 7083First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Prestige PR 7083 / Prestige PRLP 7083LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Prestige PR 7083 / Prestige PRLP 7083LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Esquire 32-077LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | US | Prestige PR 7083 / Prestige 7083LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | Prestige VIJ-5043MLP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | Prestige VIJ-5043MLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | USA & Canada | Original Jazz Classics OJC-244 / Prestige P-7083LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | USA & Canada | Original Jazz Classics OJC-244 / Prestige P-7083LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Top Rank International RANK-5044LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7083 / Prestige 7083LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Prestige LP 7083 / Prestige PRLP 7083LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Prestige LP 7083 / Prestige PRLP 7083LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Funky are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1957 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Prestige LP 7083, released May 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 7083) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRLP-7083-A AB RVG ᗆ and PRLP-7083-B AB RVG ᗆ. 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.
