Vinyl pressings
by M · 1979
Pop Muzik was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
75 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 30 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.
12MCA 413 A - B - 1U A BILBO SPECIALRunout, A-side, stamped and etched
12MCA 413 C - 1U BILBO GROOVES + EDITS AND BRAIN DAMAGE BY NIK !Runout, B-side, stamped and etched
12 MCA 413ABSide A label
12 MCA 413CSide B label
MCA 413 A-2U A BILBO BOPPA! VUSide A, runout, var.1
MCA 413 B-2U BILBO CUSide B, runout, var.1
MCA 413 A-2U 1 A BILBO BOPPA!Side A, runout, var.2
MCA 413 B-2U 2 C A R BILBOSide B, runout, var.2
MCA 413 A - 2U GDM 2 A BILBO BOPPA !A-side runout, variant 1
MCA 413 B - 2U ML 2 BILBOB-side runout, variant 1
MCA 413 A-2U R H 2 A BILBO BOPPA!A-side runout, variant 2
MCA 413 B-2U L L 1 BILBOB-side runout, variant 2
12MCA 413 A-B-1U 2Runout stamped side A
A BILBO SPECIALRunout etched side A
12MCA 413 C-1U CH 2Runout stamped side B
BILBO GROOVES + EDITS AND BRAIN DAMAGE BY NIK!Runout etched side B
MCA 413 A1 A BILBO BOPPAROONIE ! ARunout side A
MCA 413 B1 BILBO TAIPE ARunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 1642First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records DS 12040First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Austria | MCA Records 0032.068First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | MCA Records 4C 006-14750 / MCA Records MCS 9203First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-14750First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-14750First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Belgium | MCA Records 1A 006-14750 / MCA Records MCS 9203First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Bolivia | MCA Records S-MCA-14017First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | MCA Records 101 228First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Sire SRE 49033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Sire SRE 49033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Sire SRE 49033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Sire SRE 49033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Chile | MCA Records MCS-9203 / MCA U.K. 6030 526First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Colombia | MCA Records 12413First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | MCA Records 2019 2287", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 101 2527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Beograd Disk SVKS-3006 / MCA Records SVKS-30067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Beograd Disk SVKS 3006 / MCA Records SVKS 30067", Single | 7", Single |
| 1989 | Australasia | RCA FRS 17", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Australasia | Freestyle Records 12 FRS 112", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Benelux | Indisc Benelux DID 12798312", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Benelux | Indisc Benelux DIS 7983 / Freestyle Records DIS 79837", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | France | Phonogram 874 619-112", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | France | Yo! 874 618-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Germany | ZYX Records ZYX 6179R-1212", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | ZYX Records ZYX 6179-1212", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Germany | ZYX Records ZYX 6179-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Germany | ZYX Records ZYX 6179R-1212", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Greece | Music Box International MAXI 10512", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Records Factory R-F-002 (SS)12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1993 | Spain | Zafiro 2011330612", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Razor & Tie7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOV1000710", 33 ⅓ RPM, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | BMG 538881141 / Union Square Music 53888114112", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Sire GS 451507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | EMI 2C 008 14750 / EMI 2C 008 - 14.7507", Single, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Philippines | MCA Records MCA 1585 / Hidcor MCA 15857", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
114 vinyl pressings of Pop Muzik are listed here, from 39 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is MCA Records 12MCA413, released April 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12MCA413, MCA 413, 12 MCA 413, SRE 49033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12MCA 413 A - B - 1U A BILBO SPECIAL and 12MCA 413 C - 1U BILBO GROOVES + EDITS AND BRAIN DAMAGE BY NIK !. 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.
