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.
27 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
I A1 K-13901 (R) 1 RGA-side runout, variant 1
I A3 K-13902 (R) 1 RGB-side runout, variant 1
I - B3 K-13901 (R) 1 RGA-side runout, variant 2
I - C4 K-13902 (R) 1 RGB-side runout, variant 2
K-13901 (R)Etched Runout - Side A
K-13902 (R)Etched Runout - Side B
K-13901Label Matrix - Side A
K-13902Label Matrix - Side A
K-13901-1 IAM[in triangle]Runout A, etched exc. IAM stamped
K-13902-1 IAM[in triangle] 2Runout B, etched exc. IAM stamped
K-13901Label A
K-13902Label B
K-13901 (R) RG I - B3Runout Side A
K-13902 (R) 2 RG I - C2Runout Side B
K-13901Label Side A
K-13902Label Side A
K-13901 DH xRunout Side A etched
K-13901 DHRunout Side B etched
K-13901Label Side A
K-13902Label Side B
K-13901 DHRunout Side A
K-13902 DHRunout Side B
K-13901Label Side A
K-13902Label Side B
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 | Unknown | People 45-2501First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Australia | Polydor 2001 203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Belgium | Polydor 2001 203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Brazil | Polydor 2176041First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia C4-2986First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | France | Polydor 2001 203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Polydor 2001 203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Polydor 2001 203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Polydor 45-2501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Kenya | Polydor 2001 213First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Lebanon | Polydor 2001 213First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Mexico | Polydor 2139First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Polydor 2001 203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Portugal | Polydor 2001203First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Spain | Polydor 20 01 203First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Collectables COL 44197", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | Polydor 2001-2037", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | France | Polydor 2001 2037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Nigeria | Polydor 20012037", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Panama | Polydor ON-13097", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Panama | Polydor ON-13097", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Portugal | Polydor 20012037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Venezuela | Polydor 3697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
36 vinyl pressings of Hot Pants are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1971 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is People 45-2501, released July 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2501, JB45-2501, 2001-213, 2001 203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I A1 K-13901 (R) 1 RG and I A3 K-13902 (R) 1 RG. 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.
