Vinyl pressings
by Rick James · 1983
Cold Blooded 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.
25 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 15 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.
6043-GL-15B-A ZKA#13 APRNA side variant 1
6043-GL-B-15BZKA#13 APRNB side variant 1
6043-GL-15B-A ZKA#13 APRNA side variant 2
6043-GL-B-15A ZKA#13 APRNB side variant 2
6043-GL-15A-A ZKA#12A side variant 1
6043-GL-B-15B ZKA#12B side variant 1
6043-GL-15A-A ZKA#12 110A side variant 2
6043-GL-B-15B ZKA#1 P06B side variant 2
G1 6043 GLA G1A [illegible] C1Side 1 Runout, Etched
2 6043-GLB-1B ↓ A4 → ºGᄅSide 2 Runout, Etched
6043 GLAA Side Label
6043 GLBB Side Label
6043-GL-15B-A 7KA#13 APRNRunouts Side One Variant 1: (A) Etched
6043-GL-B-15BZKA#13 APRNRunouts Side Two Variant 1: (B) Etched
6043-GL-15B-A ZKARunouts Side One Variant 2: etched
6043-GL-B-15BZKARunouts Side Two Variant 2: etched
6043-GL-15A-A ZKAA Runout
6043-GL-B-15B ZKAB Runout
6043-GL-15A-A ZKA #12A Runout
6043-GL-B-15A ZKAB Runout
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 | Australasia | Motown 6043 GL / Gordy 6043 GLFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Motown 110.8010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Gordy G 6043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Gordy G 6043LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | Gordy GL 6043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Motown 542043 / Vogue 542043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Motown 260·15·059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Motown 16029 / Gordy 16029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Motown 16029 / Gordy 16029First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1983 | Israel | Motown 6043 GLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Motown TMLP 6045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Motown VIL-6063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Motown VIL-6063First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Motown RMTL-8027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Mexico | Motown MOW-55First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
30 vinyl pressings of Cold Blooded are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australasia, Brazil and more. One of them is Gordy 6043GL.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6043GL, STMA 8038, 6043 GL, 110.8010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6043-GL-15B-A ZKA#13 APRN and 6043-GL-B-15BZKA#13 APRN. 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.
