Vinyl pressings
by Kurtis Blow · 1984
Ego Trip was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
422-822-4201-1-AS-PRC-R-1-2 MASTERDISK-1-4A-Side Runout
422-822-420-1-BS-PRC-R-2-4 MASTERDISK-1-1 230-208B-Side Runout
P 422.822-4201-1-AS-CRP-P MASTERDISK HW ARunout Side A
P MASTERDISK 422.822-4201-1-BS-CRP-P ARunout Side B
422-822-4201-1-AS-ALD- MASTERDISK Hw [Allied Logo] B-19755-ALD SLM △7493 1-1Runout side A
422-822-4201-1-BS-ALD-1 MASTERDISK [Allied Logo] B-19756-ALD1 SLM 1-1Runout side B
822 420 - 1 1Y 320Runout A, stamped
822 420 - 1 2Y 320Runout B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Brazil | Mercury 822 420-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Mercury 822 420-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Mercury 822 420-1 / Mercury 822 420-1 QFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | Mercury 822 420-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | Mercury 822 420-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1984 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-144First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Mercury 822 420-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Philippines | Mercury 822-420-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Mercury 422-822 420-1 M-1 / Mercury 822 420-1 M-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Mercury 822 420-1 M1 / Mercury 422-822 420-1 M-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Mercury 822-420-1M1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1984 | US | Mercury 422-822 420-1 M-1 / Mercury 822 420-1 M-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Ego Trip are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Brazil, France, Germany and more. One of them is Mercury 422-822 420-1 M-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 422-822 420-1 M-1, 822 420-1 M1, 822 420-1, 25PP-144) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 422-822-4201-1-AS-PRC-R-1-2 MASTERDISK-1-4 and 422-822-420-1-BS-PRC-R-2-4 MASTERDISK-1-1 230-208. 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.
