Vinyl pressings
by Prince · 1980
Dirty Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 4 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.
WBS-49638 YMN-0013-S-SR3 SP 1-1Etched runout side A (variant 2)
WBS-49638 XCA-8886-S-SR1 SP 1-1Etched runout side B (variant 2)
(YMN 0013S)Label side A
(XCA 8886S)Label side B
WBS-49638 yMN-0013-S-TH2 TIIRunout A, variant 1
WBS-49638 XCA 8886-S-TH1 TI IRunout B, variant 1
WBS-49638 YMN-0013-S-TH3 TI TRunout A, variant 2
WBS-49638 XCA-8886-S-TH3 TI TRunout B, variant 2
WBS-49638 WMN-0013-S-LW1 ✲✲Side A
WBS-49638 XCA-8886-S-LW1 ✲✲Side B
PRO-A1-929-A1-AR B 15458Side A
PRO-A2-929-A1-AR B 15459Side B
WBS-49638 WMN-0013-DJ-LW1· 1 ✲✲Side A runout
WBS-49638 WMN-0013.S-LW1· 1 ✲✲Side B runout
YMN 0013 DJSide A label
YMN 0013SSide B label
45-80051-ASide A label
45-80051-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49638 / Warner Bros. Records 45-80051First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49638First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49638 / Warner Bros. Records 45-80051First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Kenya | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49638First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB-77-225 / Warner Bros. Records FWB 0378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49638First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records PRO-A-929First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49638First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS496387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Dirty Mind are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Ecuador, Kenya, Philippines. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS49638, released November 26, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS49638, PRO-A-929, WBS 49638, WB-77-225) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-49638 YMN-0013-S-SR3 SP 1-1 and WBS-49638 XCA-8886-S-SR1 SP 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.
