Vinyl pressings
by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five · 1983
New York New York 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.
24 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
VID-255-A TruTone-Pa-4/83 P&WA Side (Variant 1)
VID-255-B TruTone-Pa-4/83 P&WB Side (Variant 1)
VID-255-A TruTone-Pa-4/83 MCSide A Variant 2
VID-255-B TruTone-Pa-4/83 MCSide B Variant 2
VID-255-A TruTone-Pa-4/83 P&WA-side runout
VID-255-B TruTone-Pa-4/83 P&WB-side runout
VID-255-AA-side label
VID-255-BB-side label
VID-255-A TRuTone-Pa-4/83 MCA Side Runout Groove
VID-255-B TRuTone-Pa-4/83 MCB Side Runout Groove
VID-255-A-RGA Side Label
VID-255-B-RGB Side Label
VID-255-A TruTone-Pa-4/83 MCA Side Runout Groove
VID-255-B TruTone-Pa-4/83 MCB Side Runout Groove
VID 255 AA Side Label
VID 255 BB Side Label
VID-255-A TRuTone-Pa-4/83 MCA Side Runout Groove
VID-255-B TRuTone-Pa-4/83 MCB Side Runout Groove
VID-255-A-APA Side Label
VID-255-B-APB Side Label
VID-255-A TRuTone-Pa-4/83 MCA Side Runout Groove
VID-255-B TRuTone-Pa-4/83 MCB Side Runout Groove
VID-255-A-RGA Side Label
VID-255-B-RGB Side Label
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 | Australia | RCA Victor TDS-137First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Brazil | RCA 101.8271First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Sugar Hill Records SH 457First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Finland | Polarvox SH 457First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | France | Vogue 310989 / Sugar Hill Records 310989First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | France | Sugar Hill Records 101783 / Vogue 101783First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Sugar Hill Records 6.20 214 / Sugar Hill Records 6.20214First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Sugar Hill Records 6.13 862 / Sugar Hill Records 6.13862 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Sugar Hill Records 6.13862First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Germany | Not On Label 6.13 862 / Not On Label 6.13 8627", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Italy | Sugar Hill Records SHX 202First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Sweden | Sound Of Scandinavia SOS 1164First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Sweden | Sound Of Scandinavia SOS 1164First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Sugar Hill Records SHL 125First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Sugar Hill Records SH 125First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-45712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of New York New York are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Sugar Hill Records SH-457.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SH-457, SH 457, SH-798, SH-457-A-X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VID-255-A TruTone-Pa-4/83 P&W and VID-255-B TruTone-Pa-4/83 P&W. 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.
