Vinyl pressings
by Minnie Riperton · 1981
The Best Of Minnie Riperton was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ST-1-12189 F-4 #3 • –––◁ wally X538Side 1 Etched
ST-2-12189 F-4 • –––◁ wally X538Side 2 Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 1 & 2 Stamped
ST-1-12189Side 1 Label
ST-1-12189 F-6 • 2 ✲ wallySide A runout, etched, variant 1
ST-1-12189 F-6. 1 * wallySide A runout, etched, variant 2
ST-2-12189 F-7 • 2 ✲ X538 wallySide B runout, etched, variant 1 and 2
MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A and B runout, stamped, variant 1 and 2
ST-1-12189 F-1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL wally 0Side A runout
ST-2-12189 F-1 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL wally 0Side B runout
ST-1-12189Side A label
ST-2-12189Side B label
EST 1 12189-1 4 1Runout side A, stamped
EST 2 12189-1 3 1Runout side B, stamped
EST1 12189Matrix on label side A
EST2 12189Matrix on label side B
ST-12189-A-2Side 1 Etched
ST-12189-B-2Side 2 Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-12189First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12189First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-400069First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-400069First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Jamaica | Capitol Records ST-12189First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81466First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81466First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Philippines | Capitol Records ST-12189First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Spain | Capitol Records 10C 064-400.069 / EMI 10C 064-400.069First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | UK | Capitol Records EST 12189 / Capitol Records 0C 062-600 069First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records ST-12189First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records ST-12189First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records ST-12189First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Capitol Records ST-50.009First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 12189LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
16 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Minnie Riperton are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12189.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12189, EST 12189, 1A 064-400069, ECS-81466) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12189 F-4 #3 • –––◁ wally X538 and ST-2-12189 F-4 • –––◁ wally X538. 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.
