Vinyl pressings
by Richard Pryor · 1975
...Is It Something I Said? was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
T1 MS-2224-31914A-1Side A runout, variant 1
T1 MS-2227-31915-B-1Side B runout, variant 1
T1 MS-2224-31914-B-1 D 22Side A runout, variant 2
T1 MS-2227-31915-B-1 ASide B runout, variant 2
MS-2227 31914-A A13 ISSide A Runout, var. 1
MS-2227-31915-1B A9 ISSide B Runout, var. 1
MS-2227-31914-ASide A Runout, var. 2
MS-2227 31914-BSide B Runout, var. 2
MS-1-2227-J2 #5 . ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL jaySide A Runout
MS-2-2227-J2 . ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL jaySide B Runout
31,914Side A Label
31,915Side B Label
31914-1 MS 1 2227 J4 #1 0Side A Runout
31915-1 MS 2 2227 H1 #1 0Side B Runout
31914-1 MS 1 2227 G5 #1 0 MASTERED BY CAPITALSide A Runout [version 2]
31915-1 MS 2 2227 H1 #1 0 MASTERED BY CAPITALSide B Runout [version 2]
P MS-2227 - 31914-BSide A runout, etched
P MS-2227 - 31915-BSide B runout, etched
31,914Side A label
31,915Side B label
MS-2224-31914-1B B4Side A
MS-2227 31915-A A3Side B
31,914Side A Label
31,915Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Reprise Records MS-2227First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Reprise Records K 54052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records MS 2227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records MS 2227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records MS 2227First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records MS 2227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records MS 2227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records MS 2227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records MSK 2285LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records MS 2227LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | US | Reprise Records MSK 2285LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Reprise Records MSK 2285LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2285LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of ...Is It Something I Said? are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2227.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2227, K 54052, MS-2227) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 MS-2224-31914A-1 and T1 MS-2227-31915-B-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.
