Vinyl pressings
by John Cougar Mellencamp · 1987
Rooty Toot Toot was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 3 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.
870327-7+2-59166 SPSide A Etched (SRC Logo& Text Stamped), Variant 1
870327-7+2-59702-SP PrecisionSide B Etched (SRC Logo& Text Stamped), Variant 1
870327-7+2-59166 SP1 Precision I - I [SRC Logo]Side A Etched / [stamped], Variant 2
870327-7+2-59702-SP Precision [SRC Logo] I - ISide B Etched / [stamped], Variant 2
2-59702A Side Label
2-59166B Side Label
2-59166Label
870327-7+2-59166 SP 1-1 SRCDeadwax A
870327-7+2-59166 SP1 PRECISION SRCDeadwax B
MS-76269A SNB EL DM-91Runout, Side A
MS·76269B SNB EL DM-91Runout, Side B
003 8703277 A PDORunout side A
003// 8703277 B PDORunout side B
870 327-7 1Label side A
870 327-7 2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Mercury MS 76269 / PolyGram MS 76269First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | France | Mercury 870 327-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 870 327-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 870 327-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 870 327-7 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australasia | Mercury 870 327-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | Mercury 870 327-77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Mercury 870 327-1 / Mercury JCMX 1112", EP, Stereo | 12", EP, Stereo |
| 1988 | Mexico | Polygram S/N 7877", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury JCMX 11 / Mercury 870 327-112", Single | 12", Single |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury JCM 11 / Mercury 870 327-77", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Rooty Toot Toot are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Canada, France. One of them is Mercury 870 327-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 870 327-7, 870 327-7 DJ, MS 76269) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 870327-7+2-59166 SP and 870327-7+2-59702-SP Precision. 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.
