Vinyl pressings
by Mantronix · 1985
The Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year. 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.
TLX-6-A "MANTRONIX RULES THE HIP HOP" !!! HERbIE JR :v) ANGIE ✩ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKRunout side A
TLY-6-B HERbIE JR :v) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKRunout side B
TLX-6ASide A label
TLY-6BSide B label
TLX-6-A "MANTRONIX RULES THE HIP HOP" !!! HERbIE Jr :v) ANGIE ✩hand etched on A side
TLY-6-B HERbIE Jr :v)hand etched on B side
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKstamped on A & B side
TLX-6ASide A label
TLX-6-A "MANTRONIX RULES THE HIP HOP" !!! HERbIE Jr :v) ANGIE ✩hand etched on A side
TLY-6-B HERbIE Jr :v)hand etched on B side
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKstamped on A & B side
TLY-6AVinyl Label side A with misprint
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Sleeping Bag Records TLX-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Sleeping Bag Records TLX-6First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1985 | US | Sleeping Bag Records TLX-6LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | Sleeping Bag Records TLX-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Sleeping Bag Records TLX-6First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Body Beat BBLP 5126LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | 10 Records DIX 37LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | 10 Records T 207.736LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | 10 Records DIX 37LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | 10 Records DIX 37LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Top Tape SBR-601022 / Top Tape SBR 601022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | Demon Music Group DEMREC 364 / Sleeping Bag Records DEMREC 364LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Sleeping Bag Records TLX-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Sleeping Bag Records TLX-6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of The Album are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1985 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US. One of them is Sleeping Bag Records TLX-6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TLX-6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TLX-6-A "MANTRONIX RULES THE HIP HOP" !!! HERbIE JR :v) ANGIE ✩ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK and TLY-6-B HERbIE JR :v) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK. 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.
