Vinyl pressings
by Public Enemy · 1990
Brothers Gonna Work It Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. 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 1990, 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.
XSS - 73391 A - 1 A G1 DMM D7 MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 1
XSS - 73391 B - 1 A G1 DMM MASTERDISK C 6Runout side B, variant 1
XSS - 73391 A - 1 A G1 DMM C10 MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 2
XSS - 73391 B - 1 A G1 DMM MASTERDISK C 3Runout side B, variant 2
XSS 02082AA-side label
XSS 02082BB-side label
XSS-2082A-1A G1 DMM MASTERDISK A3Side A
XSS-2082B-1A G1 DMM MASTERDISK ASide B
6560180 A1 <Side A runout etched
6560180.B 1 <Side B runout etched
656018 0 A*Label side A
656018 0 B*Label side B
6560188 A1A Side Runout Etched
6560188 B1B Side Runout Etched
31 656018 1A1A Side Runout Stamped
31 656018 1B1B Side Runout Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Def Jam Recordings 656018 5 / CBS 656018 5First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Europe | Def Jam Recordings 656018 7 / CBS 656018 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Def Jam Recordings 656018 6 / CBS 656018 6First year12", 45 RPM, Mispress, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Mispress, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS XPR 1534First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Def Jam Recordings 44-73391 / Columbia 44-73391First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1990 | US | Def Jam Recordings CAS 2082 / Columbia CAS 2082First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Def Jam Recordings ACD 2082 / Columbia ACD 2082First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Def Jam Recordings 656018 0 / CBS 656018 0First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Def Jam Recordings 656018 8First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1990 | UK | Def Jam Recordings 656018 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Australia | CBS 656018 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | Australia | CBS 656018 7First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Def Jam Recordings 44-7339112", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Brothers Gonna Work It Out are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK, Australia, Europe. One of them is Def Jam Recordings 44-73391.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 44-73391, CAS 2082, ACD 2082, 656018 0) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSS - 73391 A - 1 A G1 DMM D7 MASTERDISK and XSS - 73391 B - 1 A G1 DMM MASTERDISK C 6. 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.
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