Vinyl pressings
by Pointer Sisters · 1977
Having A Party was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 8 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.
BT 6023A /B S2 SXA-side runout, etched, variant 1
BT 6023B /A S1 SXB-side runout, etched, variant 1
BT 6023A A̷/̷1̷/A S1 SXA-side runout, etched, variant 2
BT 6023B B̷/̷1̷/B S2 SXB-side runout, etched, variant 2
BT-6023-AA-side label
BT-6023-BB-side label
BT 6023A A A̶B̶ 1A S1 A II
BT 6023B B̶A̶ 1A S1 A 8
BT 6023AxXx 1B S2 SXTA runout
BT 6023Bxx 1B SXT S1B runout
BT-6023-AA label
BT-6023-BB label
ABCL-5163-B̶1̶ A1 C ARunout A
ABCL-5163-B̶1̶X̶X̶ B1 A ARunout B
BTSD6023-A A1A1 DBSide A runout
BTSD6023-B A1A1 DBSide B runout
9307 - 6023 - ASide A runout
9307 - 6023 - BSide B runout
9307 - 6023 - A QSide A runout [variant 1]
9307 - 6023 - B QSide B runout [variant 1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | ABC Blue Thumb BT-6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | ABC Blue Thumb 9307-6023 / Blue Thumb Records 9307-6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | ABC Blue Thumb 25 598 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | ABC Blue Thumb BLT 482First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | ABC Blue Thumb YX-8119-AUFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | ABC Blue Thumb 17.1256/4 / Blue Thumb Records 17.1256/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5163First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | ABC Blue Thumb BT-6023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | ABC Blue Thumb BT-6023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | ABC Blue Thumb BT-6023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | ABC Blue Thumb YX-8119-AUFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | ABC Blue Thumb BT 6023LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Portugal | ABC Records MP-8003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | MCA Records 0062.735LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Japan | Blue Thumb Records UIJY-75041 / ABC Records UIJY-75041LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Having A Party are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1977 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Blue Thumb BT-6023, released October 21, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BT-6023, ABCL 5163, 9307-6023, 25 598 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BT 6023A /B S2 SX and BT 6023B /A S1 SX. 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.
