Vinyl pressings
by Richard Jon Smith · 1983
She's The Master (Of The Game) was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 5 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.
JD 1 9̶0̶9̶5̶-SA JD 1 9059-A EMW ₵Etched in runout, Side A
JD 1 9059-SB JD EMWEtched in runout, Side B
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKStamped in runout, Side A
JD 1 9059-SAPrinted on Label, Side A
JS1-9058-MAMono side
JS1-9058-SAStereo side
JIVE T 38 A1 BILBO TAPE ONERunout, A-side, etched
JIVE T 38 B1 BILBO TAPE ONERunout, B-side, etched
⋀Runouts, stamped
JIVE T 38A*Side A Label
JIVE T 38 A1Runout, A-side, etched
JIVE T 38 B1Runout, B-side, etched
⋀Runouts, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Jive JVD 014First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | Jive 6.20 205First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Jive 6.13 884 / Jive 6.13884 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | Jive 6.20 20512", 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Jive 151.119First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Jive 145.047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Jive JIVE T 38First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Jive JIVE 38First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | UK | Jive JS1 9058First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Jive JIVE T 38First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1983 | US | Jive JD 1 9059 / Arista JD 1 9059First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Jive JS1 9058First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Jive JS 1 9058First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of She's The Master (Of The Game) are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Jive JD 1 9059.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JD 1 9059, JS 1 9058, JS1 9058, JIVE T 38) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JD 1 9̶0̶9̶5̶-SA JD 1 9059-A EMW ₵ and JD 1 9059-SB JD EMW. 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.
