Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1971
Make It Funky 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.
21 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 10 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.
p POL 30268-2A STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching (Version 1)
p POL 30269-3AB-Side Runout Etching (Version 1)
POL 30268-1A STERLING PLA-Side Runout Etching (Version 2)
POL 30269-1AB-Side Runout Etching (Version 2)
POL 30268-1B-1-1 Sterling P.R.A:
POL 30269-2B-1-11 P.R.B:
POL 30268 #2001 223A Side Label
POL 30268-1C △85807 STERLINGA Side Etching
POL 30269 #2001 223B Side Label
POL 3026-1C △85807-XB Side Etching
p POL 30268-2A STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
p POL 30269-1AB-Side Runout Etching
POL 30268A-Side Label
POL 30269B-Side Label
POL 30268-1D [Stamped] Ƨ STERLINGScrawled in Runout, Side A
POL 30269-2D 24474 [Reversed]Scrawled in Runout, Side B
(POL 30268)Label A
(POL 30269)Label B
p POL 30268-2A STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
p POL 30269-3AB-Side Runout Etching
POL 30268A-Side Label
POL 30269B-Side 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 | Belgium | Polydor 2001223First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2001 223First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2001 223First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2001 223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Polydor 2001 223First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Polydor 2001 223First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Polydor 2001 223First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Polydor PD 2-14088First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Polydor 2001 223First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Polydor 2001 223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Philippines | Polydor PRO-3277First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Polydor 2001-223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Polydor PD 2-14088First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Polydor PD 2-14088First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Polydor PD 2-14088First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Polydor PD 2-140887", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Australia | Polydor 2001 2237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2001 2237", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2001 2237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Polydor 2001.2237", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor PD 2-140887", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene |
28 vinyl pressings of Make It Funky are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor PD 2-14088.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 2-14088, 2001-223, 2001223, 2001 223) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p POL 30268-2A STERLING and p POL 30269-3A. 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.
