Vinyl pressings
by Ike & Tina Turner · 1974
Sexy Ida was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 16 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.
UAST-14272-E- LHRunout side A, variant 1
UAST-14273-x LHRunout side B, variant 1
UAST-14272-E-2 CH TIRunout side A, variant 2
UAST-14273-1 CH TIIIRunout side B, variant 2
UAST-14272-E- 2Runout side A
UAST-14273-1 LH T111Runout side B
UAST-14272Label side A
UAST-14273Label side B
UA-14273 K-8399 CHA-Side Runout Etching
UAST-14273- CH K-8400B-Side Runout Etching
UA-14273A-Side Label
UAST-14273B-Side Label
45 UP 35726 A-1A-Side run-out
45 UP 35726 B-1B-Side run-out
45 UP 35726 A-1A-Side run-out, stamped
45 UP 35726 B-1B-Side run-out, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | United Artists Records K-5644First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Austria | United Artists Records UA 35 726 A / United Artists Records 35726AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Denmark | United Artists Records UA-XW 528-XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | France | United Artists Records UP 35726 / United Artists Records UP 35.726First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | United Artists Records UA 35 726 A / United Artists Records 35726AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Italy | United Artists Records YD 383First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | United Artists Records UA 35726First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Liberty LLR-10630First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-95871First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | New Zealand | United Artists Records K 5644First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Panama | United Artists Records UA-XW528-XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Peru | United Artists Records UAI 20132First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | Portugal | United Artists Records N-S-14-96First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | United Artists Records UASP 232First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35726First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Sexy Ida are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-XW528-X.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-XW528-X, UP 35726, K-5644, UA 35 726 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAST-14272-E- LH and UAST-14273-x LH. 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.
