UK
November 2005- Label and catalog number
- free2air Recordings F2A16T
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
F2A16T-A¹ P̷U̷S̷S̷Y̷ ̷1̷2̷-̷A̷-̷1̷A side runout etched
F2A16T-B P̷U̷S̷S̷Y̷ ̷1̷2̷-̷B̷-̷1̷B side runout etched
Vinyl pressings
by Mad8 · 2005
Work This Pussy was first pressed on vinyl in 2005. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 2005, the album's first year, in 4 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.
F2A16T-A¹ P̷U̷S̷S̷Y̷ ̷1̷2̷-̷A̷-̷1̷A side runout etched
F2A16T-B P̷U̷S̷S̷Y̷ ̷1̷2̷-̷B̷-̷1̷B side runout etched
AZZ 001 - AHand-etchings runout area side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Unknown | Not On Label PUSSY12First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2005 | Italy | Not On Label AZZ 001First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, White Label |
| 2005 | Italy | Frenetica FRE008First year12", Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2005 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 670First year12" | 12" |
| 2005 | Italy | Frenetica FRE008First year12", Single Sided | 12", Single Sided |
| 2005 | UK | free2air Recordings F2A16TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2005 | Belgium | 541 541416 501477First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2006 | France | Independance Records 983963-812" | 12" |
| 2006 | Germany | Kontor Records12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2006 | US | Ultra Records UL 1373-612" | 12" |
10 vinyl pressings of Work This Pussy are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 2005 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 2005, in UK, Italy, Belgium, Spain. One of them is free2air Recordings F2A16T, released November 2005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F2A16T, PUSSY12, FRE008, 541416 501477) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F2A16T-A¹ P̷U̷S̷S̷Y̷ ̷1̷2̷-̷A̷-̷1̷ and F2A16T-B P̷U̷S̷S̷Y̷ ̷1̷2̷-̷B̷-̷1̷. 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.