Vinyl pressings
by George Clinton · 1983
You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ST-1-12308-Z-8 MFSide A variation 1
ST-2-12308-Z-8 #3Side B variation 1
ST-1-12308-Z-1 #1 MFSide A variation 2
ST-2-12308-Z-5 #1 MFSide B variation 2
ST-1-12308-Z-1 #2 Criteria MF 0A Side runout
ST-2-12308-Z-10 #2 Criteria MF 0B Side runout
ST-1-12308A Side label
ST-2-12308B Side label
EST-712308-A-1-1-1Side A variation 1
EST-1-12308-B-1-1-1Side B variation 1
ST 12308 A ◎Side A runout
ST 12308 B ◎Side B runout
7213081-A1-CStamped Side A
7213081-B2-CStamped Side B
7213081-A1-CRunout A, stamped Variant 1
7213081-B2-CRunout B, stamped Variant 1
¹Runout A&B, etched
7123081-A1-CRunout A, stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12308First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064 7123081First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064 7123081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064 7123081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064 7123081LP, Album, Misprint, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Misprint, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | UK | Capitol Records EST-12308First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST-12308First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST 512308LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST-12308First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Portugal | Capitol Records 7123081LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Europe. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12308.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12308, EST-12308, 1C 064 7123081) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12308-Z-8 MF and ST-2-12308-Z-8 #3. 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.
