US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Mercury SRM-1-1192
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Roy C. Hammond · 1977
More Sex & More Soul was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.
SRM-1-1192-ASide 1 Matrix
1 DSR 5486 1 A More Sex More Soul PABLOSide 1 Runout
SRM-1-1192-ASide 2 Matrix
DSR 3483 B- More Sex More Soul PABLOSide 2 Runout
1T SRM-1-1192-A CTI MASTERDISK BK
1T SRM-1-1192-B CTI MASTERDISK BK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Unknown | Mercury SRM-1-1192First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | Barbados | Mercury SRM-1-1192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Mercury 6338 849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Mercury STAR 274First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Nigeria | Mercury SRM-1-1192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Africa | Mercury 6338 646 / Interpak STAR 709First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1192First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7342LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Rhodesia | Polydor STAR709LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of More Sex & More Soul are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Barbados, France, Jamaica and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-1192.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-1192, 6338 849, STAR 274, 6338 646) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.