Vinyl pressings
by Minnie Riperton · 1979
Minnie 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.
18 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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.
SO-1-SO-11936 23 ─◁Runout Side A, etched
SO-2-SO-11936 23 #3 ─◁Runout Side B, etched
ST-SO-11936 Z3 ─◁Runout Side 1, etched (Variant 2)
ST-S0-11936 Z3 #2 ─◁Runout Side 2, etched (Variant 2)
ST-1-S0-11936 Z6 2 ✲Side A Runout, variant 1
ST-2-S0-11936 Z6 2 ✲Side B Runout, variant 1
ST-1-S0-11936 Z6 1 ✲Side A Runout, variant 2
ST-1-S0-11936 Z5 1 ✲Side B Runout, variant 2
SO-1-11936 Z-12 #4 0Side A Runout
SO-2-11936 G-8 #6 Wayne MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side B Runout
ST-1-SO-11936 Z3 #4 ─◁Side A Runout
SO-2-SO-11936 Z3 #3 ─◁Side B Runout
E ST1 11936-1Side A runout, stamped
E ST2 11936-1Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11936 / Capitol Records ST.11936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Barbados | Capitol Records SO-11936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 85888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SO-11936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SO-511936LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81219First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Capitol Records SO 11936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | Capitol Records SO-11936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Capitol Records SO-11936 / EMI SO 11936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Capitol Records 10 C 064-085888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Capitol Records 11689First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 11936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Capitol Records EST11936First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Venezuela | Capitol Records ST-476LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Stereophonic SM 54LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 3027 / Capitol Records FA 3027LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Fame FA 3027 / Capitol Records FA 3027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Minnie are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Capitol Records SO-11936.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO-11936, E-ST 11936, EST11936, ST-11936) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SO-1-SO-11936 23 ─◁ and SO-2-SO-11936 23 #3 ─◁. 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.
