Vinyl pressings
by Richard "Popcorn" Wylie · 1971
Funky Rubber Band was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
Q-Q-T2-912M01 S-35087-F ARP LENNYRunout, Side A
Q-Q-T2-912M04 S-35087-F LENNY ARPRunout, Side B
Q-Q-T2-912M01Label, Side A
Q-Q-T2-912M04Label, Side B
Q-Q-T2-912M01 S-35087-F ARP LENNYA-Side Runout Etching
Q-Q-T2-911S08 S-35087-F LENNY ARPB-Side Runout Etching
Q-Q-T2-912M01A-Side Label
Q-Q-T2-911S08B-Side Label
Q-Q-T2-912M01 S-35087-F A-side 1A LENNY SSA-side runout
Q-Q-T2-911S08 S-35087-F AS 1A LENNY SSB-side runout
Q-Q-T2-912M01A-side label
Q-Q-T2-911S08B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 006-92867 M / Tamla Motown 2C 006-92.867 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-92867First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006 92867First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Soul S 35087FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Soul S 35087 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Soul S 35087F AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Soul S 35087 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Soul S 35087First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Soul S 35087First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Greece | Tamla Motown 2J 006 928677", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 9327", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 9327", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Funky Rubber Band are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1971 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, France, Netherlands. One of them is Soul S 35087 F, released August 12, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 35087 F, S 35087, S 35087F, S 35087F A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Q-Q-T2-912M01 S-35087-F ARP LENNY and Q-Q-T2-912M04 S-35087-F LENNY ARP. 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.
