US
1992- Label and catalog number
- EX-IT Records EX-IT 111
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
111 - A JG UD-UD-NU MASTEREDA-Side Runout Etching
111 - B JG UD-UD-NU MASTEREDB-Side Runout Etching
MIAMI TAPERunout Stamp Each Side
Vinyl pressings
by My Friend Sam · 1992
It's My Pleasure was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year, in 3 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.
111 - A JG UD-UD-NU MASTEREDA-Side Runout Etching
111 - B JG UD-UD-NU MASTEREDB-Side Runout Etching
MIAMI TAPERunout Stamp Each Side
NWKT 47 A1A side runout hand etched
NWKT 47-B1 BC 2153B side runout hand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Netherlands | Hotsound Records HS 9204First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | UK | Network Records NWKT 47First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | UK | Network Records NWK 47First year7" | 7" |
| 1992 | UK | Network Records NWKT47First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | UK | Network Records NWKT 47First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1992 | US | EX-IT Records EX-IT 111First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | US | Mindwarp Records MW0412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1996 | US | Mindwarp Records MW0512" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | Soul Avengerz MFS200412", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2006 | UK | J:Funk Recordings J:FUNK01212" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | EX-IT Records EX-IT 11112", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of It's My Pleasure are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1992 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in US, UK, Netherlands. One of them is EX-IT Records EX-IT 111.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EX-IT 111, NWKT 47, NWK 47, NWKT47) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 111 - A JG UD-UD-NU MASTERED and 111 - B JG UD-UD-NU MASTERED. 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.