Vinyl pressings
by Jean Knight · 1985
My Toot Toot 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.
29 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 17 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.
ST-WG 47727-1 1-1 SRC sf/atlA-side runout groove
ST-WG 47728-1 SRC 1-2 sf/atlB-side runout groove
ST-WG 47727-1 SRC 1-2 sf/atl[Variation 1] Side A Runout, etched
ST-WG 47728-1 1-1-1 SRC sf/atl[Variation 1] Side B Runout, etched
ST-DM-47729-1 1-1 SM 1-1 [SRC logo] sf/atlA side runout
ST-DM 47730-1 [SRC logo] 1-1 SM 1-1 sf/atlB side runout
ST-DM-47729-SPA side label
ST-DM-47730-SPB side label
SBM 2002-1956-AD DMX I BoldenRunout A, etched
SBM 2002-1956-BD DMX I BoldenRunout B, etched
SBM-2002-1956-A-7Label A
SBM-2002-1956-B-7Label B
ST-WG-47727-ARA label
ST-WG-47728-ARB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Polydor 883 097-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Ecuador | Polydor 45-75343 / Polydor 8830977.9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | France | Polydor 883 097-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | France | Polydor 883 097-1First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Germany | Polydor 883 097-1First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Polydor 883 097-1First year12" | 12" |
| 1985 | Guatemala | Polydor 883 097-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Honduras | Polydor 883 097-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Jamaica | Polydor 883 097-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Japan | Polydor 7DM0141First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | Polydor 12MM7014First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Mexico | Polydor S/N-526First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1985 | New Zealand | Polydor 883 097-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Peru | Polydor F-POL 8830977.9First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Peru | Polydor F-POL 8830977.9First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Polydor 12MM701412", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mirage DMD 840 / Mirage 0-9688112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
32 vinyl pressings of My Toot Toot are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Australia, Ecuador, France and more. One of them is Mirage 7-99643.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-99643, 0-96881, 1956, 2002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-WG 47727-1 1-1 SRC sf/atl and ST-WG 47728-1 SRC 1-2 sf/atl. 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.
