Vinyl pressings
by Honey Cone · 1971
Stick - Up / V.I.P. was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 9 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.
10516PAA-Side Label
10407PAB-Side Label
RD(scribed, signed) 10516 PA-1(scribed) p(stamped/inverted) (10516PA-1 scribed, crossed out)A side deadwax
p(stamped/inverted) 10407PA-2(scribed) RD(scribed, signed)B side deadwax
10516PA-9 T1Runout, Side A, variant 1
10517PA-10 T1Runout, Side B, variant 1
10516PA-9 T11Runout, Side A, variant 2
10517PA-3 T111Runout, Side B, variant 2
10516PA-5-A Prl s1Runout side A
10407PA-5-B Prl sssRunout side B
10516PALabel side A
10407PALabel side B
10516PA-2Side A [Hand-Etched]
10407PA-13Side B [Hand-Etched]
🎗10407PA-12 mSide A [Hand-Etched] variation 2
10407PA-14 3Side B [Hand-Etched] variation 2
10516PA-3 RD TIISide A runout, variant 1
10407PA-4 RD TIISide B runout, variant 1
10516PA-3 PRE TIIIIISide A runout, variant 2
T 10407PA-3 PRE TIIIIISide B runout, variant 2
10516PA-9 T1Runout, Side A, Variant 1
10517PA-10 T1Runout, Side B, Variant 1
10516PA-3 TIRunout, Side A, etched, Variant 2
10517PA-3 TIIRunout, Side B, etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Hot Wax HWK-4357First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Canada | Buddah Records 7106XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Hot Wax BF 18051First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Japan | Hot Wax QR-2888First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Hot Wax HWK4357First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Scandinavia | Hot Wax HS 7106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Hot Wax HS 7106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Hot Wax HS 7106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Hot Wax HS 7106First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Hot Wax HS 7106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Hot Wax HS 7106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Hot Wax HS 7106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Hot Wax HS 7106First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Hot Wax HS 7106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Hot Wax HS 7106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Hot Wax Fania 1287", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Argentina | Fania Records 1287", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Brazil | Hot Wax CS 2107", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Hot Wax HS 71067", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Hot Wax HS 71067", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Hot Wax HS 71067", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
23 vinyl pressings of Stick - Up / V.I.P. are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, France, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Hot Wax HS 7106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HS 7106, 2C 006-92860 M, HWK-4357, 7106X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10516PA and 10407PA. 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.
