Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1985
Living In America was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
[something scribbled out] ZS4-05682-3-1C MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr [smiley face] G1 A1Runout, Side A
ZS4-05682-4AD D G1 K disc KP A5Runout, Side B
ZS4 05682-3Label, Side A
ZS4 05682-4Label, Side B
P (p) 429-05310-3-BB HERbIE Jr (^:Runout side A, etched variant 1
P (p) 4Z9-05310-4-BB HERbIE Jr (^:Runout side B, etched variant 1
P (p) 4Z9-05310-3-BA HERbIE Jr (^:Runout side A, etched variant 2
P (p) 4Z9-05310-4-BA HERbIE Jr (^:Runout side B, etched variant 2
AA-AF 4Z9 05310-3Label Side A
AA-AF 4Z9 05310-4Label Side B
ZS4-05682-3-1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR [smiley face] P(AP)Runout, Side A
ZS4-05682-4AA K disc KP P(AP)Runout, Side B
ZS4 05682-3Label, Side A
ZS4 05682-4Label, Side B
ZS4-05682-3-1AA G1 A1Runout, Side A
1AA-ZS4-05682-4 G1 A2Runout, Side B
ZS4 05682-3Label, Side A
ZS4 05682-4Label, Side B
ZS4-05682-3-1B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr :-) P (AP)Runout both sides
ZS4 05682-3Label both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ES 12169First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ES 1101 / Scotti Bros. Records ES 1101First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ES 1101 / Scotti Bros. Records ES 1101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ES 1101 / Scotti Bros. Records ES 1101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ES 12169First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ES 12169First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Epic 60.002First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Brazil | Epic 46.638First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Scotti Bros. Records ZS4 05682 / Scotti Bros. Records ZS4-05682First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Scotti Bros. Records SCTA 6701 / Scotti Bros. Records A-6701First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Scotti Bros. Records SCTA 6701 / Scotti Bros. Records A-6701First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records 120·14·019First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records 100·14·037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Ireland | Scotti Bros. Records SCT A 6701First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Mexico | Epic SCL-45063First year12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
43 vinyl pressings of Living In America are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Scotti Bros. Records ZS4 05682, released November 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS4 05682, 4Z9 05310, ZAS 2241, TA 6701) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [something scribbled out] ZS4-05682-3-1C MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr [smiley face] G1 A1 and ZS4-05682-4AD D G1 K disc KP A5. 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.
