Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1971
Super Bad 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.
14 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 8 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.
KS-1127-ARun-out area side A [hand-etched]
KS-1127-BRun-out area side B [hand-etched]
KS-1127-ALabel side A
KS-1127-BLabel side B
KS-1127-A RGRunout side A
KS-1127-B RGRunout side B
KS-1127-ALabel side A
KS-1127-BLabel side B
KS-1127-A-1 A RG D3 TSide 1, etched, D3 T stamped
KS-1127-B-3 RG A2 TSide 2 etched, A2 T stamped
KS 1127 ASide 1 Label
KS 1127 BSide 2 Label
KS 1127 ASide 1 Matrix
KS 1127 BSide 2 Matrix
T 1 KS-1127-A-1 RG C-4Side 1 Runout
T 2\C KS-1127-B-3 RG B-5Side 2 Runout
412160-ASide One
412160-BSide Two
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 | Not On Label 412160First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Canada | King Records KS 1127 / King Records KS-1127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Polydor 2310 089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Polydor 2310 089 / King Records 2310 089First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Polydor 2310 089 / King Records 2310 089First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Italy | Polydor 2310 089 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Lebanon | Polydor 2310 089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Polydor 23 10 089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Polydor 2310 089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Polydor 2310 089First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | US | King Records KS 1127 / King Records KS-1127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | King Records KS 1127 / King Records KING 1127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | King Records KS 1127 / King Records KING 1127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ 1068LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1971 | US | King Records KS 1127 / King Records KING 1127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Polydor KS 1127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Polydor KS 1127LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Super Bad are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is King Records KS 1127.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS 1127, 412160, 2310 089, 2310 089 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS-1127-A and KS-1127-B. 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.
