Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1971
Hot Pants 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.
24 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 14 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.
POLP-80159-1A STERLING RLRunout area side A, etched [STERLING stamped] (Variant 1)
POLP-80160-1A STERLING RLRunout area side B, etched [STERLING stamped] (Variant 1)
p POLP-80159-1A STERLING RL A 2A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
p POLP-80160-3A STERLING RL 2 AB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
44 POLP-80159-1D STERLINGRunout side A
44 POLP-80160-1D 8-11-71 STERLING RLRunout side B
POLP 80159Matrix side A, on label
POLP 80160Matrix side B, on label
POLP - 80159-1C MR △16275 (1) STERLING RLSide A runout, var. 1
POLP 80160-1C MR △16275-X STERLINGSide B runout, var. 1
POLP - 80159-1C MR △16275 (1) STERLING RLSide A runout, var. 2
POLP 80160-1C MR △16275-X (3) STERLINGSide B runout, var. 2
POLP-80159-1B-II-I STERLING RL PR DSide 1 (hand etched / stamped
POLP-80160-1B-II-I STERLING RL PR DSide 2 (hand etched / stamped
POLP-80159-2E STERLING RL T2Side A runout
POLP 80160-1E STERLING RL TISide B runout
POLP 80159Side A label
POLP 80160Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Austria | Polydor 2425 086First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Brazil | Polydor 2425 086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2425 086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2425 086LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | Colombia | Polydor 2425086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Polydor 2425 086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Polydor 2425 086First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Polydor 2425 086First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Greece | International Polydor Production 2425 086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Israel | Polydor PD 4054, 2425 086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Polydor 2425 086 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Polydor MP 2207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Polydor MP 2207First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Polydor 16057 / Polydor 2425 086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Mexico | Polydor 16057 / Polydor 2425 086First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Polydor PD 4054LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Polydor 2391073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Indonesia | Polydor 2929 004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Peru | Polydor 2425086LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | Taedo EU 293LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Polydor 517 985-1LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Polydor PD 4054 / Polydor 2425 086LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor PD 4054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor PD 4054 / Polydor PD-4054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
37 vinyl pressings of Hot Pants are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1971 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Austria, Brazil and more. One of them is Polydor PD 4054.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 4054, PD-4054, 2425 086, 2425086) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POLP-80159-1A STERLING RL and POLP-80160-1A STERLING RL. 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.
