Vinyl pressings
by Roger Chapman 路 1983
Mango Crazy 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.
3 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
RCA ZL-28532-A/1 H饾煟Side A runout
RCA ZL-28532-B/1 H饾煟Side B runout
ZL 28532-ASide A label
ZL 28532-BSide B label
Made in Germany RCA ZL-28532-A/1 020 E-0057 A-1 H饾煟Side A runout, variant 1
RCA ZL-28532-B/1 020 E-0057 B-1 H饾煟Side B runout, variant 1
Made in Germany RCA ZL-28532-A/1 020 E-0057 A-1 H饾煟Side A runout, variant 2
Made in Germany RCA ZL-28532-B/1 020 E-0057 B-1 H饾煟Side B runout, variant 2
Linn Exposure A EXLP1 Jimmy AGrampian
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 | Germany | RCA ZL 28532 / Instant Records ILP 6003 SBFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Instant Records ZL 28532 / RCA ZL 28532First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Exposure Records EXLP 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | RCA ZL70098 / Instant Records ILP 6003 SBLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | RCA ZL 70 098 / Instant Records ZL 70098LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSY 10027LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | Maze Music 60-4623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | RCA ZL 70 098 / Instant Records ZL 70098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Polydor 843 740-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 811 912-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Mango Crazy are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1983 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Germany, UK. One of them is RCA ZL 28532.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZL 28532, EXLP 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RCA ZL-28532-A/1 H饾煟 and RCA ZL-28532-B/1 H饾煟. 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.
