Vinyl pressings
by Grace Jones · 1985
Slave To The Rhythm 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.
29 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 19 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- 53021 - Z1 #5 STERLING 0A side runout, variant 1
ST- 2 - 53021 - Z1 #1 ✩ STERLING 0B side runout, variant 1
ST-1- 53021 - Z1 #4 STERLING 0A side runout, variant 2
ST- 2 - 53021 - Z1 #1 ✩ STERLING 0B side runout, variant 2
GRACE 1 2̶ A-1U-1-2 COPPERMAN-TOWNHOUSERunout side A, variant 1
GRACE 1 B-1U-1-1- Barry WoodwardRunout side B, variant 1
GRACE 1 2̶ A-1U-1-1- D COPPERMAN-TOWNHOUSERunout side A, variant 2
GRACE 1 B-4U-1-1- D Barry WoodwardRunout side B, variant 2
MAN 240447A APSide A runout
MAN 240447BSide B runout
MAN 240447 ASide A Label
MAN 240447 BSide B Label
ST-1-53021 RSide A runout
ST-2-53021 RSide B runout
240447 1 01 ℗1985 200A-Side Runout Etching
240447 2 01 ℗1985 200B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | EMI 81 2404471 / EMI 108362First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | Manhattan Records MAN.240447 / EMI MAN.240447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | Manhattan Records MAN.240447 / EMI MAN.240447First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Manhattan Island Records ST 53021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Manhattan Records 31C 064 240447First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Manhattan Island Records ST-53021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Manhattan Island Records ST-53021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Manhattan Records 1A 062-24 0447 1 / Manhattan Records 062-24 0447 1First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1985 | Europe | Manhattan Records 1A 062-24 0447 1 / Manhattan Records 062 24 0447 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Manhattan Records 1A 062-24 0447 1 / Manhattan Records 062-24 0447 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Manhattan Records 1A 062-24 0447 1 / Manhattan Records 062-24 0447 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Manhattan Records 062-24 0447 1 / Manhattan Records 062 24 0447 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Manhattan Records 1A 062-24 0447 1 / Manhattan Records 062-24 0447 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Manhattan Island Records 062-24 0447 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Manhattan Island Records 24 0447 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Universal Music Group International 00600753454558LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Manhattan Island Records 062 240447 1 / Manhattan Island Records 062-2404471LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 19881LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Manhattan Island Records RE 5011 / Rock Records & Tapes RE 5011LP, Album | LP, Album |
41 vinyl pressings of Slave To The Rhythm are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1985 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Manhattan Island Records ST-53021, released October 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-53021, GRACE 1, MHS-91150, MAN.240447) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1- 53021 - Z1 #5 STERLING 0 and ST- 2 - 53021 - Z1 #1 ✩ STERLING 0. 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.
