Vinyl pressings
by Idris Muhammad · 1977
Turn This Mutha Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 15 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.
C O L 98794 A-1K S1 A2Runout side A, variant 1
C O L 98794 B-1J S1 A2Runout side B, variant 1
C O L 98794 A-1J S1 A5Runout side A, variant 2
C O L 98794 B-1K S1 B1Runout side B, variant 2
P COL 98794 A-1J [Etching looks like 21 wL̶]A-side runout stamp [Var. 1]
P COL 98794 B-1ACB-side runout stamp [Var. 1]
P CO L 98794 A-1B I VA-side runout stamp [Var. 2]
P CO L 98794 B-1A VCB-side runout stamp [Var. 2]
C O L 98794 A-1H IT C 3A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
p C O L 98794 B-1E 1AB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
C O L 98794 A-1H IT AA-Side Runout Etched except IT (Variant 2)
C O L 98794 B-1H IT AB-Side Runout Etched except IT (Variant 2)
P CO L 98794 A-1B CA-side runout stamped
P o C O L 98794 B-1EB-side runout stamped
(98794 A)A-side label
(98794 B)B-side label
C O L 98794 A-1ESide 1 (Etched)
C O L 98794 B-1ASide 2 (Etched)
C O L 98794 A-1BRunout, side A, stamped
C O L 98794 B-1ARunout, side B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Brazil | Kudu KUDU 34 / Kudu 3.43-404-004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Kudu KU-34First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Colombia | Kudu 06(3731)00027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Kudu KU 34First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Kudu 63.010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Kudu KU-34First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Kudu GP 3119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-952First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Kudu KU-34 / Kudu KU - 34First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Philippines | Kudu KU-34 / JEM Recording Co., Inc. KDA -1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Kudu HKUS 771-08 / Hispavox HKUS 771-08First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Kudu HKUS 771-08 / Hispavox HKUS 771-08First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Turkey | Eurovox VOX 86971First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Kudu KU 34First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Kudu KU-34First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK | Soul Brother Records LPSBCS 73LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Kudu KU-34 / Kudu NO-34LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Turn This Mutha Out are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1977 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Italy, Brazil and more. One of them is Kudu KU-34.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU-34, KU 34, KUDU 34, 06(3731)00027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C O L 98794 A-1K S1 A2 and C O L 98794 B-1J S1 A2. 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.
