Vinyl pressings
by Patrice Rushen · 1979
Pizzazz 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.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
6E-243-AS-SP [SRC logo] AZ CB 1Runout, A-side, variant 1
6E-243-B 3SP [SRC logo] AZ CB 1-1 SM 1 - 1Runout, B-side, variant 1
1-2 6E-243-AS-SP [SRC logo] AZCBRunout, A-side, variant 2
6E-243-B 3SP [SRC logo] AZCB 1-1 SM 1 - 1Runout, B-side, variant 2
B-14484-21- v 6E-243-AS-SP SRC AZ CB SP-ARRunout A
v 6E-243-B 3SPAR SRC AZ CB 1-1 SM1- B-14487 - 2UB MA2 BRunout B
6E-243-ALabel A
6E-243-BLabel B
6E-243-AA-side label
6E-243-BB-side label
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 | Elektra 6E-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Elektra Q6E-243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Elektra P-10765EFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Elektra P-10765EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Elektra K.52190First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-243First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-243LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-243First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra 6E-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Elektra GM-200.2673 / Elektra Lps.200.2673First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Elektra 32.052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Elektra S 90.225LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1527LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1527LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Strut STRUT222LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
18 vinyl pressings of Pizzazz are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 6E-243.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-243, K.52190, Q6E-243, P-10765E) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E-243-AS-SP [SRC logo] AZ CB 1 and 6E-243-B 3SP [SRC logo] AZ CB 1-1 SM 1 - 1. 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.
