Vinyl pressings
by Kool & The Gang · 1980
Celebration / Morning Star was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 19 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.
DE-807-2-56165-Re BW2 F/W TCA side runout etched
DE-807-2-56166-Re BW2B side runout etched
2-56165A side label
2-56166B side label
DE807-2-56165-A- SH F/W TC 99096Runout side A etched - variant 1
DE807-2-56166-RE SH F/W TC 99093Runout side B etched - variant 1
DE 807-2-56165-A SH F/W TC 99149Runout side A etched - variant 2
DE 807-2-56166-Re SH F/W TC 99091Runout side B etched - variant 2
DE-807-2-56165-Re-I/PRC-2-11-1 SRunout side A etched, variant 1
DE807-2-56166-ReII-11 PRC-R PI F/W TCRunout side B etched, variant 1
DE-807-2-56165-Re-3 PRC-R 2̶-1-11 F/W TCRunout side A etched, variant 2
DE807-2-56166-Re PRC-R 2-11-1Runout side B etched, variant 2
DE807-2-56165-Re-1-11 PRC-R1 F/WTCSide A runout
DE807-2-56166-Re-11-1 8 PRC-R F/WTCSide B runout
2-56165Side A label
2-56166Side B label
DE 807-2-56165-Re A PRC-C1-1-1 F/WTCSide A
DE 807-2-56166-Re-B PRC-C1-1-1 F/WTCSide B
2-56165 RELabel Side A
DE-807-2-56165-RE BW2 F/W TCA side runout, etched, variant 1
DE-807-2-56166-RE BW3B side runout, etched, variant 1
DE-807-2-56165-Re BW2 F/W TCA side runout, etched, variant 2
DE-807-2-56166-Re BW2B side runout, etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | De-Lite Records S-0037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australasia | Mercury 6198427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | De-Lite Records 6198 427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia & New Zealand | De-Lite Records 6198 427First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Brazil | De-Lite Records 1.008.061First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Brazil | De-Lite Records 101.8197First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Brazil | De-Lite Records 100.8061First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Canada | De-Lite Records DE 807First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ecuador | De-Lite Records 45-87000First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1980 | France | Vogue 310902 / De-Lite Records 310902First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | France | De-Lite Records 101372 / Vogue 101372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | De-Lite Records 0030.339First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | De-Lite Records 0930.023First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ireland | Mercury KOOL 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | De-Lite Records DL 902First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Mercury MELP 19712", Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 12", Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Indirect INDX - 00212", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
54 vinyl pressings of Celebration / Morning Star are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1980 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australasia, Australia and more. One of them is De-Lite Records DE 807.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DE 807, MK 155, DE 807 DJ, KOOL 1012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DE-807-2-56165-Re BW2 F/W TC and DE-807-2-56166-Re BW2. 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.
