Vinyl pressings
by Marcia Griffiths · 1983
Electric Boogie was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 7 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.
A-1 <----> ST - DM - 44386 - 44387 - 4 MLPS 7805 AEtched A side, variant 1
A-1 <----> ST - DM - 44388 - 44389 - 44390 - 1 MLPS 7805 BEtched B side, variant 1
A-1 <----> ST - DM - 44386 - 44387 - 2 MLPS 7805 A ✩Etched A side, variant 2
A-1 <----> ST - DM - 44388 - 44389 - 44390 - 1 MLPS 7805 BEtched B side, variant 2
MLPS-7805-Ascratched on runout groove Side 1
MLPS-7805 Bscratched on runout groove Side 2
A-<-> ST-DM-44380-44382-1 SterlingSide A
A-<-> ST-DM-44383-44384-44385-2 Sterling *Side B
12 IS 112 A-1U-1-11 JONZRunout side A
12 IS 112 B-1U-1-11 Sound clinicRunout side B
12IS 112-ALabel side A
12IS 112-BLabel side B
12 IS 112 A-3U-1-: X A 2stamped in runout A
12 IS 112 B-1U-1-1stamped in runout B
12 IS 112 A-2U-1-3 JONZstamped in runout A
12 IS 112 B-1U-1-1 SOUND CLINICstamped in runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Stardust Records URC 1215First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Stardust Records URC 1215First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | Island Records 600935 / Island Records 600 935First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Jamaica | SolomonicFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Island Records 105.588First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | South Africa | Strike Records STS 901 12"First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records 12IS 112First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records IS 112First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records 12 IS 112First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records IS 112First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records IS 112First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Mango MLPS-7805First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Mango PRO-7805First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Mango MLPS 7805First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Zimbabwe | Strike STS 9007", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Island Records COL 2607 / Collectables COL 26077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Mango 876 844-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Stardust Records URC 12157", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Jamaica | Solomonic7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Solomonic7" | 7" |
| ? | Jamaica | Mango7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 26077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
38 vinyl pressings of Electric Boogie are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Mango MLPS-7805.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MLPS-7805, MLPS 7805, PRO-7805, 12IS 112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-1 <----> ST - DM - 44386 - 44387 - 4 MLPS 7805 A and A-1 <----> ST - DM - 44388 - 44389 - 44390 - 1 MLPS 7805 B. 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.
